Read article: New non-COVID research projects plunge by a third since the start of the pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic beginning to show long-lasting impact on scientific research, says US study
Read article: Neutron-science pioneer John Enderby dies aged 90
British physicist was a staunch advocate of scholarly publishing
Read article: Japanese Nobel-prize-winning particle physicist Toshihide Maskawa dies aged 81
Maskawa shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on the mechanism of “broken symmetry” that led to the prediction of a new family of quarks.
Read article: Bullying and harassment rife in astronomy and geophysics, finds poll
Almost half of respondents reported being bullied or harassed at work in the previous two years
Read article: US Nobel-prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies aged 88
Giant of 20th-century physics was instrumental in formulating the Standard Model of particle physics in the 1960s
Read article: Space engineer takes over as head of the MIT Media Lab
Dava Newman, an expert in the human exploration of space, became the lab's director on 1 July
Read article: X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals
Combined experimental and theoretical approach reveals electronic correlations in quantum materials
Read article: New way of seeing round corners has picosecond temporal resolution
Nonlinear optics improves photon timing
Read article: Water transforms into gold-coloured metallic solution
New laboratory technique bypasses the need for astronomically high pressures
Read article: Variable-stiffness catheter could increase the safety of robotic eye surgery
A catheter that can change its rigidity on demand can be safely navigated in its soft state and stiffened when needed to apply force at its tip
Read article: Nanostructures make brighter e-reader displays
New type of reflective screen can be viewed in bright sunshine without an energy-draining backlight
Read article: Estimating patient size from X-ray data improves radiation risk assessment
A metric that determines patient size directly from X-ray images could enable automated patient-specific dosimetry
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Read article: Twists, turns, thrills and spills: the physics of rollercoasters
There is much more physics at play than simply gravity and speed when it comes to the thrill of rollercoasters, as Michael Allen discovers
Read article: Top tips for super sandcastles: explore the weird world of sand
What do we really know about the science of sandcastles? Ian Randall grabs his bucket and spade to explore the weird world of sand science
Read article: Holiday hotspots for physicists
The global pandemic has put us all in need of a good break. Juanita Bawagan explores some exciting physics-themed holiday destinations on our planet and beyond
Read article: Cosmic challenge: protecting supercomputers from an extraterrestrial threat
Fast neutrons from cosmic-ray showers can cause significant errors in supercomputers. Physicists hope to measure the problem and protect devices, says Rachel Brazil
Read article: Replicating how plants move
Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope explains how researchers are still unearthing new scientific insights into plant motion, which could lead to novel, bio-inspired robotic structures
Read article: How to spark an interest: advice for giving engaging physics presentations to pre-university students
Rick Marshall shares his advice for giving an inspiring presentation about physics to school students
Read article: New evidence supports dark-spot theory for Betelgeuse’s ‘Great Dimming’
But what caused that dark spot to form in the first place?
Read article: Sandcastles, rollercoasters and dream destinations: Physics World goes on holiday
There’s physics wherever you look on holiday, as you can discover in the August 2021 issue of Physics World magazine
Read article: China embarks on a decade of human space exploration
With construction of its first dedicated space station set to be complete next year, China is now firmly becoming a major space power, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: Physicists innovate to close the global radiotherapy gap
Speakers at the AAPM Annual Meeting described projects to reduce the overall cost of radiotherapy and bring affordable cancer care to all
Read article: The myQA SRS detector: clinical validation to clinical application in SRS/SBRT patient QA
Real-world clinical evaluation confirms that IBA Dosimetry’s myQA SRS provides a unique patient QA capability, verifying stereotactic treatment plans with film-class resolution a...
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