On the hunt for helium
Most sources of helium are discovered by accident, but geoscientists are developing new ways to find this incredibly useful element
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Spying on volcanoes
Matthew Watson explains how drones are helping scientists to map and monitor active volcanoes – work that could save human lives
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Fighting fire with fire
Stephen Ornes on the many open questions when it comes to the physics of wildfires
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Local realism is dead, long live local realism? Exploring loopholes in Bell tests
Rebecca Holmes asks if there could still be loopholes in Bell tests allowing for the possibility local realism
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Just beyond our fingertips
An optical glucose sensor would be a boon for millions of people with diabetes. So why hasn’t someone built one yet? Kate Bechtel discusses the factors standing in the way
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3D printing goes micro
Ultrashort laser pulses could make it possible to manufacture micron-scale structures using additive manufacturing
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The power of the blackboard
Philip Ball on why we physicists still love our blackboards
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Skyrmions: a twisted future in data-storage technology
Magnetic skyrmions are both physically intriguing and technologically promising, explains Kirsten von Bergmann and André Kubetzka
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Smooth sailing
Superhydrophobic surfaces with the right microscopic structures could help reduce friction on ships, as CJ Kim explains
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The cutting edge of quantum physics
Daniel Twitchen and Matthew Markham explain how diamonds could become a quantum physicist’s best friend
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