Read article: Fighting flat-Earth theory
Fighting flat-Earth theory
Rachel Brazil explores ways in which the physics community can best combat unscientific thinking, such as the belief the Earth is flat
Read article: Fighting flat-Earth theory
Read article: Finding a consistent constant
Finding a consistent constant
Keith Cooper investigates the discrepancies in values of the Hubble constant and asks what this might mean for cosmology
Read article: UHV analytical stages: positioning for success in surface science studies
UHV analytical stages: positioning for success in surface science studies
UHV Design continues to push the boundaries when it comes to sample manipulation, positioning and preparation in ultrahigh-vacuum environments
Read article: Making images with sound
Making images with sound
Floating visual displays created using acoustically levitated particles could lead to galleries of singing heads. Michael Allen investigates
Read article: Why ultrafast detection is ultra-good
Why ultrafast detection is ultra-good
Charalampos Tsoumpas explains why our ability to track gamma rays emitted just picoseconds apart could lead to new medical-imaging devices
Read article: The potential of far-ultraviolet light for the next pandemic
The potential of far-ultraviolet light for the next pandemic
Recent research suggests that a small range of light at far-ultraviolet wavelengths could be safe for humans but deadly to viruses. Jon Cartwright investigates
Read article: The blue solution
The blue solution
Powerful blue lasers are producing the high-quality copper welds needed to make batteries for electric vehicles, as Richard Stevenson reports
Read article: Plastic that doesn’t cost the Earth
Plastic that doesn’t cost the Earth
With the pressure on to reduce our plastic pollution, scientists and innovators are developing new methods of reusing, retrieving and recycling. Anna Demming investigates
Read article: The search for the missing plastic
The search for the missing plastic
There are millions of tonnes of plastic in our oceans, but we can’t find it. Marric Stephens investigates how we’re searching for this elusive missing waste
Read article: Physics World unwrapped
Physics World unwrapped
Susan Curtis examines alternatives to the polythene wrapping used to mail magazines – and reveals what Physics World will be switching to
