Learning to adapt
Physicist-turned-inventor Joshua Miele speaks to Margaret Harris about his career and his experiences as a blind physics student
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The knotted strands of life
Davide Marenduzzo and colleagues explore the physics of DNA knots
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In praise of weakness
Aephraim Steinberg and colleagues describe how "weak measurements" are transforming our knowledge of the quantum world
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Medal-winning presentations
Sharon Ann Holgate examines how lessons from sports psychology can help scientists give better talks and presentations
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The secret of life
David Jenkins and Oliver Kirsebom explore the mysterious nuclear energy level of carbon-12 that made life possible
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A fusion of minds
Richard Corfield examines the mystery of the astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's visit to the Soviet Union in 1963
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The revolution will be typeset
Duncan Steele explains how one of the most widely used tools in physics – LaTeX – is adapting to the era of tablet computers
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Cool dust and baby stars
Steve Eales revels in the new view of the universe provided by the Herschel Space Observatory
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Voyager – a mission for life
Mark Williamson asks what keeps scientists motivated in the 35-year-old Voyager mission
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Starting from scratch
Mehdi Yazdanpanah describes how he turned $500 and one great idea from his PhD research into a successful small business
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