Read article: Why ultrafast is ultra-good for medical imaging, helping children learn physics at home, the Cheerios effect
The physics of gamma-ray detectors and breakfast cereals
Read article: Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber
Travelling into orbit and using a green screen are on the agenda this week
Read article: Exploring the philosophical, historical and sociological dimensions of physics, researchers ponder their return to the lab as lockdowns lift
Bob Crease explains how he keeps his Critical Point column fresh after two decades
Read article: The mystery of missing marine plastic
Oceanographers are not sure where all the plastics are ending up in the world’s oceans
Read article: Far-ultraviolet light could fight the next pandemic, assessing the physics in a sci-fi blockbuster, how to detect a black hole in the solar system
Science fact and fiction in the Physics World Weekly podcast
Read article: Happy 60th to the laser, European geoscientists gather online, choosing a plastic-free wrapper for Physics World
We celebrate the laser and its multitudinous contributions to science and technology
Read article: Diamond defects dazzle as quantum technologies, physicist shares his secrets for winning BBC quiz
We speak to Daniel Twitchen of Element Six and University Challenge champion Caleb Rich
Read article: Breeding butterflies with stunning structural colour, how COVID-19 is affecting the provision of radiation therapy
This week we learn about the genetics of iridescence in butterfly wings
Read article: Doing physics in the time of COVID-19
How the pandemic is affecting the present and how it might permanently change the way physics is done
Read article: Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday
We chat about tiny but very useful particles and an astronomical achievement
