The secret life of scientific ideas
How do great ideas in physics come about? Vitor Cardoso shares insights from his web-based project The Birth of an Idea
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Catching gravity, rolling by
David Appell explores how the Advanced LIGO facility is designed to detect gravitational waves
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Neutrons fit for the future: major upgrade for ISIS facility
The UK’s neutron and muon source, ISIS, has emerged from a major vacuum upgrade that will give researchers better tools for studying the structure of matter
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Mimicking the Martian surface to test space devices
A vacuum vessel that can simulate the harsh conditions on our planetary neighbour is an ideal testing ground for space instrumentation
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Vacuum environments aid nano exploration
Bespoke vacuum sample environments at synchrotron X-ray facilities reveal nanoscale kinetics, chemical transformations and other processes relevant to materials synthesis
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How to advise a politician about science
It’s vital that politicians understand science. Len Fisher and John Tesh argue that scientists must also understand the nature of politics
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Curing the Curie complex
French physicist Hélène Langevin-Joliot – the granddaughter of Marie Curie – discusses the "Curie complex" and shares her tips for scientific success
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The green flash
Pete Lawrence describes his quest since childhood to see this elusive phenomenon
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Whistling volcanoes: radio waves in volcanic lightning
Ian Randall reports on the finding that whistler waves can come from volcanoes
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The restless rocks of Racetrack Playa
The rocks in California's Racetrack Playa are on the move, but how? Brian Jackson describes how he and his colleagues solved a decades-old mystery
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