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
Industry is crying out for more people with scientific and technical skills. So why can't STEM graduates find enough jobs? Margaret Harris investigates
Read article: The STEM shortage paradox
S James Gates, Jr argues that giving up on SUSY now would be like concluding that giant sequoia trees do not exist after surveying only the east coast of North America
Read article: The argument for sticking with SUSY
Matt Taylor braces himself as Europe's Rosetta craft gets set to land a probe on a comet for the first time next month
Read article: Rendezvous with a comet
