Read article: Extraterrestrial light shows
Extraterrestrial light shows
Sarah Badman explains how observations of auroras on other planets are revealing new facts about these fascinating and beautiful phenomena
Read article: Extraterrestrial light shows
Read article: Brave new Jupiter
Brave new Jupiter
With NASA’s Juno spacecraft arriving at Jupiter this July, Stephen Ornes reports on what scientists have in store for this distant probe
Read article: Could on-chip quantum frequency combs lead to scalable quantum computers?
Could on-chip quantum frequency combs lead to scalable quantum computers?
By integrating quantum frequency combs into glass chips, researchers have taken an important step towards a scalable quantum computer
Read article: Keeping our data safe: optical memory enters the 5D realm
Keeping our data safe: optical memory enters the 5D realm
Glass nanostructures etched using high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses promise to keep vast quantities of data for billions of years
Read article: Widening our view of the universe: NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope
Widening our view of the universe: NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope
NASA is designing an ambitious near-infrared space observatory with a field of view up to 200 times greater than that of Hubble
Read article: Maths meets myths
Maths meets myths
Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders
Read article: Nanotechnology cleans up: new ways to preserve artworks
Nanotechnology cleans up: new ways to preserve artworks
A European project called Nanorestart is turning to nanotechnology to find novel ways to preserve modern works of art
Read article: Seeing atoms by brute force: 30 years of atomic force microscopy
Seeing atoms by brute force: 30 years of atomic force microscopy
Invented 30 years ago, the atomic force microscope has been a major driver of nanotechnology, ranging from atomic-scale imaging to its latest applications in manipulating individual molecules
Read article: It’s time for terahertz technology to take centre stage with terahertz quantum cascade lasers
It’s time for terahertz technology to take centre stage with terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Keith Cooper goes on the trail of compact, room-temperature terahertz sources
Read article: Zombie physics
Zombie physics
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
