When constants are not constant
In the movie The Meaning of Life, the Monty Python team reminds us that we live in “an amazing and expanding universe”. Ever since the startling evidence for cosmic expansion was discovere...
UK tackles student shortage
The Undergraduate Physics Enquiry checks the health of university physics
Heavy water tests body water
A drink of heavy water provides a quick and simple measurement of body water
City air pollution becomes clear
The link between water absorption and light scattering in airborne particles is surprisingly complex
Collider costs shake CERN
European particle physics lab miscalculates the cost of its Large Hadron Collider
Read article: Entanglement leaps to larger scales
Entanglement leaps to larger scales
The entanglement of two macroscopic objects could pave the way for 'quantum teleportation'
Excitons take charge of optoelectronics
A new way to control light-emitting particles could spark novel optoelectronic devices
Read article: Electron laser packs a punch
Electron laser packs a punch
A powerful ultraviolet laser is a step towards an X-ray laser that would have myriad scientific uses
Read article: Interference makes super-sensitive ruler
Interference makes super-sensitive ruler
An optical-fibre interferometer could be a thousand times better than existing devices
British firms lag the world in R&D
The UK Department of Trade and Industry unveils its latest findings
