Lighting up the world
Jon Cartwright explores how to bring light to the 1.5 billion people without electric lighting
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Unveiling your secret superpower
There's more to light than first meets the eye, says David Shane, who reveals how you can actually see polarized light, if you try hard enough
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Making the invisible visible: the potential of X-ray phase-contrast imaging
Techniques that exploit the phase of X-rays, not just their absorption, have the potential to transform X-ray imaging in hospitals
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A clinical take on molecular imaging
Transitioning molecular imaging from a preclinical technique to a standard clinical tool could help detect the very earliest stages of disease
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A superconducting surprise comes of age: the evolution and future of iron-based superconductors
Hideo Aoki and Hideo Hosono take a look at iron-based and cuprate superconductors
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One step from Earth
Richard Corfield reports on plans to mine the Moon
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Dialling up the cosmos
Edwin Cartlidge reports on the new apps that allow smartphone users to detect cosmic rays
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Synthesizing speech: using computational methods to solve the inverse problem for high-pitched voices
Samuli Siltanen describes how the Markov chain Monte Carlo method can be used to support the development of speech-synthesizers suitable for women and children
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Going global: India’s place in the world of particle physics
While India has been participating in international particle-physics collaborations for many years, challenges remain before it can become a major player
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Fears and hopes for physics education in India
While India boasts some world-leading research institutes, more needs to be done to bolster universities to attract the next generation
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