History Opinion and reviews Between the lines Physics World reviews A Short, Bright Flash by Theresa Levitt and Rocket Girl by George Morgan Read article: Between the lines
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Raising funds to support physics Peter Knight calls for your help to expand the work of the Institute of Physics Read article: Raising funds to support physics
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Dramatizing science Robert P Crease finds that writing a play about science – even a short one – is harder than it seems Read article: Dramatizing science
Transport properties Opinion and reviews The seven chemical wonders Matin Durrani ponders a former BP chairman’s choices of “seven elements that have changed the world” Read article: The seven chemical wonders
Nuclear physics Opinion and reviews Web life: 94 Elements A documentary film project about the chemical elements and how people interact with them Read article: Web life: 94 Elements
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews To the world’s end, in 15 questions A book full of questions about cosmology, reviewed by Virginia Trimble Read article: To the world’s end, in 15 questions
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Between the lines An insider’s guide to the Curiosity rover, a history of fusion and a guide to difficult mathematical problems, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Too hot to handle A book about the complex history of nuclear waste in the US, reviewed by Robert Hayes Read article: Too hot to handle
Publishing Opinion and reviews Web life A blog about alternative ways of measuring the impact of scientific papers Read article: Web life
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Explaining the second quantum revolution Jonathan Jones finds much to appreciate in this experimentally-minded guide to quantum information theory Read article: Explaining the second quantum revolution