Read article: Scanning electron microscopy rises to the challenges of the 21st century
Long seen as a reliable workhorse, the scanning electron microscope also has a more exciting side. Debbie Stokes explains why a 'quiet revolution' is occurring in some SEM labs
Read article: Physicists without borders
The global appeal of working for the IAEA
Read article: Shedding light on life
Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike
Glaciers, satellite technology and climate change
Read article: GLAST goes for blast-off
NASA's GLAST gamma-ray mission is set to shed light on some of nature's most extreme astrophysical processes
Read article: From GaAs diodes to fibre Bragg gratings
Lake Shore Cryotronics celebrates 40 years making cryogenic and magnetic instrumentation
Read article: SQUID maker sets its sights on X-ray detection
Magnetic sensors boost elemental analysis
Read article: Fibre sensor secures optical networks and pipelines
A fibre-optic acoustic sensor that can detect a person up to 10 m away could soon be deployed in many demanding security applications. Jacqueline Hewett talks to David Hill at QinetiQ to fi...
Read article: The search for astroengineers
Searches for extraterrestrial life usually involve trying to track down unusual radio and optical signals. But could looking for "Dyson spheres" – artificial shells harnessing ligh...
Read article: Back to school
The benefits of outreach programmes that bring researchers into schools
