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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Walking on water
Stephen Ornes reports on how pond skaters move across water
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Cornering the Higgs boson
Michael Riordan continues his tale of the hunt for the Higgs boson
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The academic pyramid
Margaret Harris investigates the scarcity of permanent academic posts for PhD-trained physicists
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