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Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
Read article: Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
Read article: Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Beyond the data: art meets climate at the edge of the world
Arctic odysseys, video games and other creative ways to confront the climate emergency
Read article: Beyond the data: art meets climate at the edge of the world
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
Read article: Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
Read article: Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
Read article: ‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
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