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
Read article: Synthesizing speech: using computational methods to solve the inverse problem for high-pitched voices
While India has been participating in international particle-physics collaborations for many years, challenges remain before it can become a major player
Read article: Going global: India’s place in the world of particle physics
While India boasts some world-leading research institutes, more needs to be done to bolster universities to attract the next generation
Read article: Fears and hopes for physics education in India
Lucina Melesio explores how physicists are mapping the internal structures of ancient pyramids in Mexico and Central America using muons
Read article: The pyramid detectives: using muons to unveil archaeological secrets
See why a new form of pasta invented by Davide Michieletto and Matthew S Turner can teach us about polymers
Read article: A taste for anelloni
Doing science involves complex experiments with uncertain outcomes, and starting a company based on innovations from the lab is no different, explains Floor van de Pavert
Read article: The rocky road to success: lessons from founding a physics spin-off
Taking an innovation from the lab to the market is hard in any discipline, but physics start-ups face some unique challenges, explains James Dacey
Read article: Navigating the valley of death when taking physics innovations to market
Planned big-science facilities are set to generate more data than all the global Internet traffic combined. Jon Cartwright finds out how scientists will manage the flood
Read article: How to deal with the data deluge from big science
A huge neutrino detector is currently being built to understand the origins of high-energy cosmic rays. Jude Dineley looks at the challenges for the Askaryan Radio Array
Read article: Drilling down to catch cosmic rays at the South Pole
Following a two-year shutdown for maintenance and upgrades, Ned Stafford looks at how the LHC has been improved to allow researchers to hunt for new particles
Read article: CERN gears up for LHC switch on
