Diversity and inclusion Opinion and reviews Why we need gender equality in big science Elizabeth Pollitzer says measures must be taken to tackle the gender imbalance among staff and users of large research infrastructures Read article: Why we need gender equality in big science
Gravity Opinion and reviews How gravity falls down on falling down Kate Gardner reviews The Beauty of Falling: a Life in Pursuit of Gravity by Claudia de Rham Read article: How gravity falls down on falling down
Quantum Opinion and reviews Constellation and Dark Matter: the TV series that could change your view of quantum mechanics What can quantum multiple-world fiction teach us about identity, ask Robert P Crease and Jennifer Carter Read article: Constellation and Dark Matter: the TV series that could change your view of quantum mechanics
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Green challenge: can the shipping industry clean up its act? James McKenzie reports on the launch of new ships that will help the world to cut greenhouse-gas emissions Read article: Green challenge: can the shipping industry clean up its act?
Materials Opinion and reviews Physics cookbook is fun but fails to gel Megan Povey reviews Physics in the Kitchen by George Vekinis Read article: Physics cookbook is fun but fails to gel
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews When the world went wild for uranium: tales from the history of a controversial element Margaret Harris reviews Chain Reactions: a Hopeful History of Uranium by Lucy Jane Santos Read article: When the world went wild for uranium: tales from the history of a controversial element
Optics and photonics Opinion and reviews Why optics is critical to meeting society’s grand challenges Jolyon De Freitas says that the ubiquity of optics and photonics in the coming decades will provide many challenges but ample opportunities too Read article: Why optics is critical to meeting society’s grand challenges
History Opinion and reviews Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement? Robert P Crease meets Michael Dubno, who is trying to solve the mystery of the ancient Antikythera mechanical device Read article: Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement?
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Tech phoenix: how electric-vehicle manufacturer Nikola Corporation is rising from the ashes James McKenzie reveals the lessons we can learn from vehicle manufacturer Nikola Corporations after the fall from grace of its CEO Read article: Tech phoenix: how electric-vehicle manufacturer Nikola Corporation is rising from the ashes
Everyday science Opinion and reviews A love of triangles, the physics of spin, volcanic science and Pascal’s papers: micro reviews of the best recent books Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books Read article: A love of triangles, the physics of spin, volcanic science and Pascal’s papers: micro reviews of the best recent books