Read article: The descent of mass
The descent of mass
Jon Cartwright talks to the physicists who are hoping to find a flaw in the equivalence principle
Read article: The descent of mass
Read article: Plugging the deficit in Europe’s neutron supply
Plugging the deficit in Europe’s neutron supply
As Europe’s neutron supply could fall by as much as half within the next couple of decades, newly developed sources could stave off the decline
Read article: In search of claritons
In search of claritons
Do breakthroughs in physics occur through sudden “light-bulb moments”, or are they more often the result of solid, hard graft? Philip Ball talks to physicists who have experienced...
Read article: Probes and priorities: China’s strategy for space
Probes and priorities: China’s strategy for space
With China launching a batch of probes this year in the first part of its space priority programme, Cindy Hao discovers that funding issues may hit future missions
Read article: A billion pixels, a billion stars
A billion pixels, a billion stars
Gerry Gilmore and Floor van Leeuwen explain how the precise data from the Gaia mission will revolutionize our view of the galaxy
Read article: Every breath we take
Every breath we take
Research from a cinema in Germany shows how the breath of a crowd can reflect how they’re feeling, as Stephen Ornes reports
Read article: What atomic-layer deposition could do for energy and the environment
What atomic-layer deposition could do for energy and the environment
The vacuum-based technique of atomic-layer deposition – a variant of chemical-vapour deposition – holds much promise for energy and environmental applications
Read article: Uroš Cvelbar: why bioscientists are inspired by plasma processing
Uroš Cvelbar: why bioscientists are inspired by plasma processing
Why has plasma processing captured the imagination of bioscientists so strongly and what triggered its rapid rise in popularity?
Read article: Preserving the past: using physics to save early photographs
Preserving the past: using physics to save early photographs
Physicists have joined the battle to stop daguerreotypes – a prized, early form of photograph – from degrading any further, as Stephen Ornes reports
Read article: A light-connected world
A light-connected world
Harald Haas explains how ordinary LED light bulbs could become our portals to the digital world thanks to a new wireless communications network that uses visible light
