James McKenzie looks at the reasons behind the failure of the Zume robotic pizza-delivery business
Read article: Robot-cooked pizza delivered to your door? Here’s what Zume’s failure tells us
Margaret Harris reviews It’s a Gas: the Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World by Mark Miodownik
Read article: A breezy tour of what gaseous materials do for us
Richard Easther and Frank Wang argue that a "Newton first" approach can be better for undergraduates than focusing solely on "modern physics"
Read article: How ‘pop Newton’ can help inspire the next generation
Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024
Read article: Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Matt Hodgson reviews Why Machines Learn by Anil Ananthaswamy
Read article: Goats, sports cars and game shows: the unexpected science behind machine learning and AI
Robert P Crease explains how Fermilab navigated an accidental leak of tritium
Read article: Had a leak from your science facility? Here’s how to deal with the problem
Jim Baggott reviews Escape from Shadow Physics: the Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory by Adam Forrest Kay
Read article: Paradigm shifts: positivism, realism and the fight against apathy in the quantum revolution
James McKenzie thinks a new NASA report marks the end of the road for space-based solar power
Read article: Why NASA thinks you should forget about space-based solar power
Elizabeth Pollitzer says measures must be taken to tackle the gender imbalance among staff and users of large research infrastructures
Read article: Why we need gender equality in big science
Kate Gardner reviews The Beauty of Falling: a Life in Pursuit of Gravity by Claudia de Rham
Read article: How gravity falls down on falling down
