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Physics World March 2018

Physics World March 2018

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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Margaret Harris at Photonics West analysis

A virtual tour of virtual reality

Joseph Swan's light bulb (right) and Thomas Edison's (left) opinion

Lighting the way

Painting of Ekaterina Dashkova opinion

The pioneer princess

illustration of mental anguish and numbers feature

My invisible battle

Photo of competitor at the Cybathlong in Zurich in 2016 feature

The Cybathlon challenge

Photo of 3M scientists feature

A sticky wonderland

NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Expedition 24 flight engineer, looks through a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station review

Race to space and beyond

An animation still from Let There Be Light review

Tale of the atom tamers

environmental city illustration careers

From physics to environmental science: a natural evolution?

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