Innovation: patent applications review
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging
James McKenzie describes the search for new magnets that do away with controversial “rare-earth” elements entirely
The international financial markets are proving profitable for physicists who can apply techniques from theoretical and statistical physics to the complex dynamics of financial pro...
Rachel Brazil looks at the evolution of open-science hardware and why it is a vital lifeline for research in the developing world
Efficiency advancements in this room-temperature source should help realize real-world quantum encryption, say researchers
Does the world needs nuclear power? Peter Hodgson and Dennis Anderson take up the debate
The early history of laser cooling is a tale of three Nobel prizes and plenty of hard work, as Chad Orzel reveals
In the near future, wireless electricity could replace the ubiquitous power cable. Aristeidis Karalis looks at a revolutionary new way of transmitting power wit...
Most sources of helium are discovered by accident, but geoscientists are developing new ways to find this incredibly useful element
Explosion may have occurred while reprocessing spent fuel for a neutrino experiment