Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Web life: The Periodic Table of Videos
A periodic table with links to videos on all 118 chemical elements
Read article: Shifty constants
Shifty constants
Do some constants need fixing? Robert P Crease relays your suggestions, though he finds that concerns over SI units arouse still more passion
Read article: Attention, President Obama
Attention, President Obama
Rob Goldston offers his advice for Barack Obama
Read article: Blog life: The Adventures of My Pet Hamster
Blog life: The Adventures of My Pet Hamster
Steve Sekula on running but going nowhere
Read article: Nature’s statute book
Nature’s statute book
John Taylor looks at the top laws in science
Read article: Beauty and the beast
Beauty and the beast
In his 100th column for Physics World, Robert P Crease examines the Large Hadron Collider – the biggest physics experiment of all time – and wonders whet...
Read article: Has Bush been good for science?
Has Bush been good for science?
As US President George W Bush’s eight-year term in office comes to an end, his official science advisor John H Marburger argues that science in the US is flourishing followin...
Read article: Surprise return
Surprise return
High-temperature superconductors are centre stage once again
Read article: Quantum of culture
Quantum of culture
Terminology from quantum theory shows up frequently in popular culture - from art and films to sculpture and poetry. Robert P Crease asks for your favourite examples
