Renewables Opinion and reviews 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: Energy saving – and use – without end
Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews With stars in my eyes Tushna Commissariat reviews Seeing Stars: a Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations by Sara Gillingham Read article: With stars in my eyes
Renewables Opinion and reviews 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: The life ahead is electric
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Modernizing classical physics David Nolte says it is time to bring the undergraduate physics curriculum into the 21st century Read article: Modernizing classical physics
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Pathway to Pluto Louisa Preston reviews Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon Read article: Pathway to Pluto
Renewables Opinion and reviews 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: Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?
Renewables Opinion and reviews Financing renewables in the UK Dave Elliott looks at the history and future of government support for renewable electricity and heat Read article: Financing renewables in the UK
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Quantum tea and toast Tushna Commissariat reviews Breakfast with Einstein: the Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects by Chad Orzel Read article: Quantum tea and toast
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews The importance of innovation in physics James McKenzie reflects on how to get more physicists to embrace business challenges Read article: The importance of innovation in physics
Renewables Opinion and reviews Earth, water, wind and Sun: a history of renewable energy in the UK Dave Elliott examines how the early days of alternative technology may influence the future Read article: Earth, water, wind and Sun: a history of renewable energy in the UK