Roll over, Boltzmann
Jon Cartwright examines whether a new form of entropy can revolutionize our understanding of disorder
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São Paulo realizes Abdus Salam’s dream
São Paulo is the proud host of the first overseas offshoot of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, which was set up by Abdus Salam 50 years ago
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3D printing: the optical tools driving the next step
Multi-photon lithography and optical tweezers are among the tools driving a new generation of 3D printing that will allow multifunctional devices to be fabricated in a single processing step
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Precision agriculture takes off thanks to optical sensors
Optical sensors that can inspect and treat crops are helping farmers optimize their harvests by adjusting how much fertilizer they apply
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How to shrink an accelerator
Advanced photonics and techniques from the microchip industry are enabling physicists to develop light-based particle accelerators as small as a grain of rice, describes Joel England
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The drop heard round the world
Shane D Bergin, Stefan Hutzler and Denis Weaire describe how a funnel full of pitch became a media sensation
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Our wobbly galaxy: the surprising undulations of the Milky Way
It is well known that the Milky Way rotates around a supermassive black hole, but researchers have found that our galaxy undulates up and down as well like a giant galactic merry-go-round
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Brazil transforms its research landscape
As Brazil climbs up the global economic leaderboard, a rapid increase in science funding is transforming the country’s research landscape
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The power of silence
Felicity Mellor explains why today's physicists need time and space to think
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Habits of mind: how thinking like a scientist can improve teaching physics
Eugenia Etkina and Gorazd Planinšič describe how research into how people learn is reshaping the way they teach physics
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