Read article: The physics-based firm that helped spawn the IVF revolution
How Research Instruments went from micro-manipulators to IVF and is now backing a brand-new physics-innovation prize, as James McKenzie explains
Read article: Occult arts and sceptical sciences
Philip Ball delves into the mystic and the physical worlds, in Physics and Psychics: the Occult and the Sciences in Modern Britain by Richard Noakes
Read article: Floating the solar photovoltaic boat
Dave Elliott examines how installing solar capacity at sea could boost renewable-energy production
Read article: Beyond biology
JV Chamary reviews Superior: the Return of Race Science by Angela Saini
Read article: A mathematical mindset: Graham Farmelo sings the praises of string theory
Matin Durrani reviews The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature’s Deepest Secrets by Graham Farmelo
Read article: Kamchatka or bust: Paul Steinhardt’s quest for quasicrystals from outer space
Hamish Johnston reviews The Second Kind of Impossible: the Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter by Paul Steinhardt
Read article: Solar-powered planes, trains and automobiles
Dave Elliott examines how solar energy could be used for modern transportation
Read article: Building an ethical consensus for space exploration
Monica Vidaurri says that when it comes to space exploration ethical considerations are either missing or can easily be breached
Read article: An electric car future?
Dave Elliott looks at the spread of electric vehicles and whether they could provide support for renewable energy
Read article: Elevator pitches: how to get the most out of those awkward networking events
James McKenzie explains why a good elevator pitch is so vital – whether it’s introducing yourself, writing a CV or pitching a technology or business plan
