The importance of innovation in physics
James McKenzie reflects on how to get more physicists to embrace business challenges
Cybersecurity and geckos
Dealing with a cyber attack and sticky technology inspired by geckos
Physics and food: a multidisciplinary melting pot
An ambitious academia/industry networking initiative aims to fast-track innovation across the food and drink supply chain, as Joe McEntee reports
What can the quantum world do for business?
James McKenzie reveals the most promising opportunities for businesses from quantum technology
Journeys in intellectual property
It takes an interdisciplinary team effort to commercialize research, with scientists, IP professionals and business development experts all part of the mix. Joe McEntee reports
Taking graphene from wonder material to real-world technologies
Companies find common ground at the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre launch to explore new avenues for commercializing graphene and 2D materials
Nobel impact
With this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics being awarded for “groundbreaking inventions in laser physics”, James McKenzie examines the value of basic research to business
Becoming a quantum entrepreneur
Grégoire Ribordy, co-founder of the pioneering quantum-key-distribution firm ID Quantique, shares his company's "start-up story"
The quantum Y2K moment
Quantum computers threaten many of the encryption systems that keep online communications secure. Margaret Harris investigates plans to make the Internet "quantum-safe"
Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
