Adaptive-control algorithms take condensed-matter physics into the 21st century
Adam Kollin and John Keem of RHK Technology explain how their firm is helping physicists get the most from scanning probe microscopy
Read article: Mathematical typesetting gets XML makeover
Mathematical typesetting gets XML makeover
Siân Harris talks to Barry MacKichan the founder of MacKichan Software about why the company is bringing XML-based processing to its traditional LaTeX-based soft...
Read article: Optical modelling points the way to PDT progress
Optical modelling points the way to PDT progress
Off-the-shelf commercial software is helping medical physicists to enhance the clinical efficacy of photodynamic therapy for targeted tumour destruction. Joe McEntee reports.
Read article: Doing science in the open
Doing science in the open
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
Read article: Riding the red dragon
Riding the red dragon
Western universities have long welcomed visiting students and academics from the Far East. Now China’s ascendance offers career opportunities for researchers like Ian Broadwell wh...
Read article: Riding the storm out
Riding the storm out
A career in severe-weather research offers flexibility and plenty of opportunities to experience the fascinating physics of the rotating fluid called the atmosphere. Josh Wurman
Read article: In search of the black swans
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: Another giant leap for mankind
Another giant leap for mankind
The Moon has been neglected by space scientists and astronomers alike since the Apollo days, but now we want to go back. Paul D Spudis explains what motivates the new vision of lun...
Read article: Up close and personal
Up close and personal
Mark Williamson describes how space technology has allowed planetary astronomy to develop from a science of entirely remote observation to one of immersive experimentation
Read article: Living life on ‘Mars’
Living life on ‘Mars’
The quest for clear, dark skies has led astronomers to build telescopes far away from the lights and smog of modern civilization, but what is it like to live and work in such places? Elena ...
