Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: Mahalo.ne.Trash Astronomer John Johnson shares his thoughts on science, culture and family life in this oddly titled personal blog Read article: Web life: Mahalo.ne.Trash
Ethics Opinion and reviews Pressures and constraints on Iranian research Abbas Ali Saberi calls for an end to sanctions that are hurting physics and physicists in Iran Read article: Pressures and constraints on Iranian research
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Patenting science Do patents hinder fundamental research? Robert P Crease wants your view Read article: Patenting science
Optical physics Opinion and reviews Edible lasers and death rays Jeff Hecht reviews an "old-fashioned cabinet of wonders" from the field of optics and photonics Read article: Edible lasers and death rays
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews Hunting for neutrinos Neutrino science gets a turn in the popular-physics limelight as Brian Clegg reviews an accessible new account of the field's history Read article: Hunting for neutrinos
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Web life: electrolights A blog about the physics of everyday (and not-so-everyday) things Read article: Web life: electrolights
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines Books that explore Einstein’s quantum mechanics work and the true meaning of reductionism reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Plutopia forever Alexei Kojevnikov reviews a book about the toxic legacy and complex history of the American and Soviet plutonium programmes Read article: Plutopia forever
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Between the lines Educational books about quantum mechanics, scientific writing and physics projects for children, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
History Opinion and reviews From Euclid to Einstein Practising scientists may welcome a new "guided translation" of Newton's Principia despite some significant flaws, says Patricia Fara Read article: From Euclid to Einstein