Can digital healthcare technologies resolve the challenges they bring?
A briefing at the House of Commons highlights the unique challenges digitalization in healthcare raises, and the solutions AI and machine learning technologies may bring
A briefing at the House of Commons highlights the unique challenges digitalization in healthcare raises, and the solutions AI and machine learning technologies may bring
The POP-ART RT study is investigating how adaptive and real-time radiotherapy strategies are being used in clinical practice
Seven countries sign the SKA's convention to become founding members of the observatory
The Japan-based electron–positron collider will soon begin taking data to with the aim of spotting physics beyond the Standard Model
While the Japanese government says it "expresses an interest" in the $7.5bn International Linear Collider it does not say whether it would host the machine
Russian physicist made breakthrough that paved the way for laser-based technologies
To celebrate 30 years since Tim Berners-Lee first proposed the idea of a World Wide Web, this special collection explores how scientists are exploiting digital technologies to understand online behaviour and drive research progress
New model could explain why planets can form very quickly
A microorganism in the gut of C. lapagei degrades lignin, a phenomenon that might be extendable to other bacteria and other types of polluting waste, such as plastic
Analogue device could quickly solve numerical problems in parallel
A Raman spectroscopy system integrated within a brain biopsy needle could help neurosurgeons identify malignant tissue for biopsy sampling
What does oceanic carbon uptake achieve? Greenhouse gas that sinks below the waves slows global warming a little and makes water more acidic.
Effect could lead to better nanomechanical devices
Computing is transforming scientific research, but are researchers and software code adapting at the same rate? Benjamin Skuse finds out
From image reconstruction to quantum tomography, scientists are applying machine learning to all areas of physics, as Marric Stephens discovers
Neil Johnson explains how physics can be used to find groups supporting terror, extremism and hate on social media
Energy-storage devices that provide mechanical strength as well as power could pave the way for innovations such as fully electric aircraft, writes Natasha Shirshova
'Oumuamua is the first confirmed interstellar object detected in our solar system – and it's baffling scientists. Andrew Glester explains
Robert P Crease traces the history of the periodic table, 150 years after Dmitri Mendeleev drew the first version
Explore our special collection of videos and articles highlighting the latest interdisciplinary research on local and global environmental challenges, plus solutions for creating more sustainable technologies and societies
Excerpts from the Red Folder
To celebrate 30 years of the World Wide Web, tackle our Internet and computing-themed cryptic crossword
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Join Physics World in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Web with our online collection and a special issue of your favourite magazine
Jess Wade illustrates the history of the World Wide Web, from the technology that enabled it to the staple it is today
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Neil Beattie describes some of the economic and political factors that impact developments of renewable energy materials and technologies besides the cost of crude oil.
Leaders of the UK's industrial-physics community eye up their options as the country prepares to leave the European Union
A collaboration between industry and the US national measurement laboratory is quantifying the comparative performance of extreme-high-vacuum technologies
