A recently published report describes a “starshade” currently being developed that would resemble a giant sunflower floating in space
Read article: Occulting the stars: how a flower in space could help us find exoplanets
Jon Cartwright reports on the latest programming-language trends and the call for basic programming training as standard
Read article: The code for better science: programming and astronomy
From solar panels to nanoscale machines, physics applications of origami and kirigami have surged in recent years. Simon Perks reports
Read article: Flat-pack physics: where art meets science in the third dimension
Astronomers at the Event Horizon Telescope are aiming their global network of telescopes towards the black hole at the centre of our galaxy
Read article: Portrait of a black hole
Gérard Liger-Belair reveals the hidden science of the world’s top sparkling wine
Read article: Six secrets of champagne
Lorna Dougan explains how physicists are helping to unravel the properties of organisms in Earth's least hospitable places
Read article: Surviving at the extremes: the physics of ‘extremophiles’
Jon Cartwright reports on the rival groups creating the darkest substances yet
Read article: Fifty shades of black
A Master's degree in physics can open many doors, but is it the right step for your career? Alaina G Levine explores the options
Read article: The Master’s route
Estelle Mossou explains how she balances the demands of users while carrying out her own research
Read article: ‘Where everybody knows everybody else’: life as an instrument scientist
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source has just installed a suite of new instruments at its second target station and is looking to bring in more users from industry
Read article: Targeting industry at the UK’s neutron source
