Jon Cartwright explains how laser anemometry could cut the cost of wind energy and boost its share of the world’s energy market
Read article: How a decades-old laser technology could boost the future of wind energy
Ultrathin polymer and nanostructured coatings are not only setting records for their ability to repel water, but also attracting significant commercial interest
Read article: Nanocoatings keep water at bay
Graphene might be the wonder kid of the materials world but other 2D nanosheets also show great promise for novel applications
Read article: 2D materials: graphene and beyond
Enrico Sacchetti's photographs of physicists and the facilities they use in the rugged, dramatic and remote White Continent
Read article: Science on ice: photographing physicists in Antarctica
Jon Cartwright examines whether a new form of entropy can revolutionize our understanding of disorder
Read article: Roll over, Boltzmann
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
Read article: São Paulo realizes Abdus Salam’s dream
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
Read article: 3D printing: the optical tools driving the next step
Optical sensors that can inspect and treat crops are helping farmers optimize their harvests by adjusting how much fertilizer they apply
Read article: Precision agriculture takes off thanks to optical sensors
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
Read article: How to shrink an accelerator
Shane D Bergin, Stefan Hutzler and Denis Weaire describe how a funnel full of pitch became a media sensation
Read article: The drop heard round the world
