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Physics World‘s contribution to the global media initiative in the run-up to the UN Climate Action meeting

Explore the latest trends and commercial opportunities associated with designing, building, launching and exploiting space-based technologies

As the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its report on the impacts of a 1.5 °C  increase in global temperatures, our special collection highlights the latest research to assess the potential effects on Earth and its inhabitants

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

To celebrate the first ever International Day of Light, this special collection explores the success and commercial impact of research into optics, photonics and lasers

Read our special collection to explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with turning advances in nanotechnology into commercial products

The remarkable progress in 3D bioprinting is now allowing scientists to fabricate artificial tissues and organs that could one day be implanted into the human body. This series of reports offers an insight into some of the most exciting recent advances, many of which were originally published in the IOP Publishing journal Biofabrication.

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

Following the death of Stephen Hawking on 14 March 2018, we bring you a collection of articles and videos linked to the work of the legendary cosmologist and mathematical physicist, including some of the research papers that he wrote.

When LIGO detected gravitational waves from the collision of two neutron stars on 17 August 2017, more than 70 telescopes and observatories operating across the full electromagnetic spectrum trained their sights on the merger and its aftermath. This collection traces the route to that single event, and explores what it means for the future of multimessenger astronomy.

A background in physics can lead to a diverse range of careers in academia, industry or beyond. This collection explores the colourful range of physics careers, as well as some of the barriers that remain for certain individuals and groups, particularly around access and equality.