Spotlight
Blue energy: innovative ways of harnessing energy from the oceans
At sea the opportunities are vast but so are the engineering challenges
Coronavirus concerns halt APS March Meeting – delegate reactions
Mixed responses to the last minute cancellation of the biggest physics conference of the year
ASTRO showcase
Science in action
Rossby waves on the Sun provide a tool for forecasting space weather
Mausumi Dikpati explains how large-scale solar waves are connected with solar activity
Photonis Scientific presents the Mantis3 camera
Find out about this new technology for low-light applications
How physics can improve blood pattern analysis
Physics principles can bring rigour to this maligned field of forensics
Emmanuel Sabonnadière describes technology trends within optoelectronics
The CEO of CEA-Leti speaks with Physics World at Photonics West 2020
Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl
Researchers are building a radiation map of the Chernobyl exclusion zone
The social physics of voting behaviour
Emerging research field seeks universal quantitive laws for public opinions
Characterization service promises graphene industry a leg up
Experts from industry and academia on how the National Physical Laboratory and National Graphene Institute's characterization service could help industry
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Explainers
What is a quantum simulation?
Lincoln Carr explains how quantum computers are used for specific tasks
What is a quantum computer…
...and how do we build one?
What is quantum gravity?
Leron Borsten explains why general relativity and quantum mechanics are mutually incompatible
Looking inside a proton therapy system
Imran Patel showcases the Christie’s proton-therapy set-up
How can we use MRI in radiotherapy?
Rob Chuter introduces the Christie Hospital's MR Linac device
What is proton beam therapy?
Ranald Mackay explains the physics behind treating tumours with protons
Documentaries
Transforming light
Day of the Dead brought to life by multimedia lightshow
Smart cities, the Dutch approach
Bauke de Vries on designing cities of the future
Careers
Video archives
The clever device that can let you see in 3D beyond the diffraction limit
Optical add-on enables any wide-field microscope to capture super-resolution images in 3D
A new approach to Hall measurement
Innovative Hall measurement technique delivers faster, more accurate results with the M91 FastHall measurement controller from Lake Shore Cryotronics
Top 10 physics breakthroughs of the decade
Celebrating 10 years of Physics World’s breakthrough of the year award
How are winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics selected?
A brief introduction to the process and the different people involved
Cakes, pastry and cookies: the physics of baking
What causes cakes to rise and pastries to puff? Explore the science in this short video
A new approach to Hall measurement
Innovative Hall measurement technique delivers faster, more accurate results with the M91 FastHall measurement controller from Lake Shore Cryotronics
What if the Moon vanished?
Life on Earth wouldn't be the same without its lunar companion
Tracking pelagic thresher sharks
Find out why conservationists are monitoring our finned friends in the Philippines
Why science labs need to improve their green credentials
Sustainability advocates argue that greener labs can benefit science and society
Art and science light up
"Late Light" brought together 15 scientists and artists working with light – we went to London to see the results
How science can learn from the arts
They’re not as different as we’re sometimes led to believe
Event Horizon Telescope takes first-ever image of a black hole
Physics World explains what the first image of black hole means for astronomy
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