A key meeting this month is likely to see all SI units defined for the first time in terms of fundamental constants. Benjamin Skuse explains the change
UHV Design’s latest generation of sample positioners has been designed to combine high precision with a more compact footprint
Ziad Melhem outlines the thinking that went into the design and development of the world’s most powerful all-superconducting magnet
Physicists still puzzled about how effect can occur in solids
Fourier ptychography using X-rays yields absorption and phase-contrast information as well as higher resolution images
X-ray diffraction computed tomography measurements at the UK’s Diamond Light Source characterize lead deposits in Rembrandt’s Homer
New synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging reveals that the trace element accumulates in the Golgi apparatus and disturbs nerve cell function
Low-cost technique could be used for medical imaging and disaster response
New real-time deep-UV technique could be important for improved drug development and applications in medicine
Take a look inside our latest free-to-read focus on instruments and vacuum. Covering the latest features and products for those interested in innovation and industry, this issue explores some of the technologies that make physics research and advanced manufacturing possible.
Equipment for some of the most complex experiments in condensed-matter physics will be showcased at the DPG Spring Meeting in Regensburg
Architects and building designers must work closely with the scientific end-user to create optimized laboratory environments for the latest scanning-probe-microscopy systems
Physicists attending the APS March Meeting will have the opportunity to explore the latest innovations in scientific equipment and software
Innovative Hall sensors deliver improved performance in the new F71 and F41 teslameters from Lake Shore Cryotronics
After closing an $8 million investment round this month, Australian start-up Liquid Instruments is making waves – and turning heads – in the precision test and measurement mark...
The technique of hyperspectral imaging is helping to uncover paintings hidden beneath artworks, notably Picasso's Mother and Child by the Sea, as Stephen Ornes report...
Algorithm controls the phase of 256 loudspeakers
James Dacey reviews Now You’re Talking: the Story of Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence by Trevor Cox
Jon Cartwright explains how a major upgrade will keep the ESRF at the forefront of science
In 1988 the research ministers of 11 European countries signed the documents that formally created the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Why scientists have changed the way we define mass
Optical spectroscopy technique originally developed for the steel industry now offers fast-track analysis of next-generation device structures
From a human ruler to a space-sickness scale, Stephen Ornes looks at how some of the oddest and most surreal units came to exist
The kilogram, ampere, kelvin and mole will all be set in terms of fundamental constants
Robert P Crease explains why philosophers are fascinated by the redefinition of SI units
Cryogenics firms are developing novel ways of using liquid air, nitrogen and methane to store renewably-generated energy and reduce emissions
A novel and flexible fluorescence microscope enables scientists to probe the dynamics of mysterious proteins in the protective lipid bilayer
Stealth coating can absorb as much as 85% of echolocation signals
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