Read article: Rethinking power: pipes versus wires
Rethinking power: pipes versus wires
Does the energy system have to be all-electric? Dave Elliot examines the debate
Read article: Rethinking power: pipes versus wires
Read article: Why artificial intelligence has brought scientists and philosophers together
Why artificial intelligence has brought scientists and philosophers together
An ongoing debate in artificial-intelligence research reveals productive interactions between cognitive scientists and philosophers, says Robert P Crease
Read article: Energy saving – and use – without end
Energy saving – and use – without end
Dave Elliott ponders whether energy-efficiency costs will fall as take-up rises, in response to a paper from Amory Lovins
Read article: With stars in my eyes
With stars in my eyes
Tushna Commissariat reviews Seeing Stars: a Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations by Sara Gillingham
Read article: The life ahead is electric
The life ahead is electric
Will we get a Cornucopian future of plentiful cheap clean power or market self-cannibalization? Dave Elliott gives his take
Read article: Modernizing classical physics
Modernizing classical physics
David Nolte says it is time to bring the undergraduate physics curriculum into the 21st century
Read article: Pathway to Pluto
Pathway to Pluto
Louisa Preston reviews Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon
Read article: Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?
Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?
The UK is ideally placed for big ocean swells. Dave Elliott takes a look at past and current attempts to capture this energy
Read article: Financing renewables in the UK
Financing renewables in the UK
Dave Elliott looks at the history and future of government support for renewable electricity and heat
Read article: Quantum tea and toast
Quantum tea and toast
Tushna Commissariat reviews Breakfast with Einstein: the Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects by Chad Orzel
