From physica to physics
Tushna Commissariat reviews The History of Physics: a Very Short Introduction by John L Heilbron
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Watery wonder
James Dacey reviews How To Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea by Tristan Gooley
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Race to space and beyond
Visually engrossing, scientifically sound, and full of wit and humour, Dallas Campbell's Ad Astra is a charming read, says Tim Gregory
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Can nuclear be used to balance renewables?
Nuclear plants cannot easily and safely be ramped up and down rapidly and regularly. So how can we balance variable outputs from renewables?
Tale of the atom tamers
A mix of animated scenes, live footage and sharp science explainers on fusion tech makes for good viewing in documentary-film Let There Be Light, writes Tushna Commissariat
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Rotatiload! Synchronous inertia and frequency stability
As we move away from large power plants, there will be problems with maintaining the stability of the electric grid
Science in a changing world
Tateo Arimoto oulines the reforms Japan needs to make to stay ahead in science
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The pioneer princess
In his latest Critical Point column, Robert P Crease examines the contributions to science of Princess Ekaterina Dashkova
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Firm power parity metric
Some renewables are variable, so how do we account for the cost of balancing them?
Lighting the way
James McKenzie looks at the lessons we can learn from the humble light bulb
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