Starting out strong
Choosing meaningful research topics at the start of a career is essential, say Philip G Judge, Isabel Lipartito and Roberto Casini, as they give their tips for the budding researc...
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Show us your metal
Harvard physicists Isaac Silvera and Ranga Dias claim they made metallic hydrogen, but other remain unconvinced. Jon Cartwright explores both sides of the argument
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The physics of bread
Robert P Crease talks to Nathan Myhrvold – author of the new five-volume blockbuster Modernist Bread – about the science and history of our favourite foodstuff
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Your pathway to industry
Crystal Bailey urges today’s physics graduates to sharpen their skills – and their CVs – for careers in industry; while also calling on academic staff to provide students with mor...
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Bringing neutrons into the steel industry
Japan's steel industry has benefited from strong links with academia and with neutron-science facilities, according to Kaoru Sato, Haruo Nakamichi and Hitoshi Sueyoshi
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‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’
Sarah Tesh and Jess Wade describe Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s highs and lows, as revealed in her recent IOP President’s Medal lecture
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The accidental astronomer: Bernard Asabere, Ghana’s first domestic space scientist
Linda Nordling speaks to Bernard Asabere, director of Ghana’s first astronomical telescope
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Cassini’s grand finale
With the Cassini craft due to plunge into Saturn on 15 September, Joshua Colwell explains the scientific secrets it has revealed over the last 20 years
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From hype to hyperloop
Vacuum-based transport systems could clear the way for faster, cheaper travel – or so proponents claim. Jon Cartwright takes a closer look
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When goofing off is good
Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson describes his collaboration with the artistic brains behind PHD Comics
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