Living in a material world: a scientist’s approach to making
Susanne Klein reviews Handmade: a Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making by Anna Ploszajski
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Avoiding artefacts: do you know when you’re seeing a real signal?
Can you distinguish experimental errors from the real voice of nature? Robert P Crease wants your stories
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The International Day of Light: celebrating the power of glass
To celebrate the International Day of Light, James McKenzie reflects on the wonders of optical communications
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Human versus machine, in space
Andrew Robinson reviews The End of Astronauts: Why Robots Are the Future of Exploration by Donald Goldsmith and Martin Rees
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A steampunk guide to quantum physics
Philip Ball reviews Quantum Steampunk: the Physics of Yesterday’s Tomorrow by Nicole Yunger Halpern
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The benefits of making physics a more accessible discipline
Claire Malone highlights the importance of creating a better working environment for those with physical disabilities
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Physics is something that girls fancy
Jess Wade says that recent high-profile comments that girls don’t like physics perpetuate false gender stereotypes and limit young people’s aspirations
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Why we need to tackle renewable energy’s storage problem
Peter Edwards, Peter Dobson and Gari Owen say that net-zero targets can only be met if renewable energy can be stored cost-effectively
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Sir Martin Wood: the supercool thinker who founded Oxford Instruments
James McKenzie looks back at the remarkable life of the late Sir Martin Wood, who was a pioneer in the commercialization of physics research
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Racing to save the planet
Diandra Leslie-Pelecky reviews Racing Green: How Motorsport Science Can Change the World by Kit Chapman
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