Policy and funding Feature Gongs away Bagging a physics prize can bring both pleasures and pitfalls Read article: Gongs away
Stars and solar physics Feature Living with a star Alan Title reveals how NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is telling us about the Sun Read article: Living with a star
Nuclear power Feature Nuclear’s new generation Novel nuclear reactors promise much, but hurdles remain before any are ever built, explains Edwin Cartlidge Read article: Nuclear’s new generation
Plasma physics Feature Hot fusion Steve Cowley outlines the next challenges in fusion power Read article: Hot fusion
Telescopes and space missions Feature Hubble’s greatest hits Relive all the best images and results from the Hubble telescope in the company of Mark Voit Read article: Hubble’s greatest hits
Quantum mechanics Feature Quantum computing…with a twist Steve Simon explains why the theory of knots could play a role in quantum information processing Read article: Quantum computing…with a twist
Renewables Feature Urban cool: how to make cities less hot than their surroundings Summer in the city can be stifling, but appropriate surfaces and vegetation can cool us off, says Roland Ennos Read article: Urban cool: how to make cities less hot than their surroundings
Particle therapy Feature Damage limitation Treating tumours with hadrons rather than X-rays has many benefits for patients, as John Gordon explains Read article: Damage limitation
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Vacuum helps limit greenhouse gases Abatement techniques can help make industrial processes "greener" by managing gas emissions, as Andy Extance explains Read article: Vacuum helps limit greenhouse gases
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Bright future for fusion careers Roberto Kersevan reveals life and work as a vacuum scientist at the ITER fusion project Read article: Bright future for fusion careers