Invisible battles: one physicist’s struggle with mental health
In our cover story this month, one theoretical physicist tells of their ongoing battle with mental illness and how it affected their research career. We also look at the career opportunities for physicists in environmental science, the research that goes on at US tape and adhesives giant 3M, as well as developments in technology that can help disabled people in everyday life. And finally, Kate Ravilious talks to three leading physicists-turned-environmental researchers, to find out about their career journeys.
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