Blog http://blog.physicsworld.com Physics World blog: news, views and information for the global physics community Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:32:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.32 Got your physics degree… now what? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/22/got-your-physics-degree-now-what/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:45:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=15005 Physics World Careers guide ]]> Photography prize, Tesla collision course, climate-change cross stitch http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/16/photography-prize-tesla-collision-course-climate-change-cross-stitch/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/16/photography-prize-tesla-collision-course-climate-change-cross-stitch/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:29:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14999 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/16/photography-prize-tesla-collision-course-climate-change-cross-stitch/feed/ 1 Physics of ski jackets, the eerie sound of thin ice, how figure skaters linger in mid-air http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/09/physics-of-ski-jackets-the-eerie-sound-of-thin-ice-how-figure-skaters-linger-in-mid-air/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:44:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14996 12 things we learned about the National Physical Laboratory http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/06/12-things-we-learned-about-the-national-physical-laboratory/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:05:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14988 Happy Hedgehog Day, play like Einstein, Hawking could be in court over NHS http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/02/happy-hedgehog-day-play-like-einstein-hawking-could-be-court-over-nhs/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:57:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14986 The February 2018 issue of Physics World magazine is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/02/01/the-february-2018-issue-of-physics-world-magazine-is-now-out/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:33:23 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14981 A virtual tour of virtual reality http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/31/a-virtual-tour-of-virtual-reality/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/31/a-virtual-tour-of-virtual-reality/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:01:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14977 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/31/a-virtual-tour-of-virtual-reality/feed/ 1 Watch the super blue blood moon eclipse live http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/30/watch-the-super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-live/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:30:28 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14975 Physicists bag Australian and Senior Australian of the Year, Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/26/physicists-bag-australian-and-senior-australian-of-the-year-doomsday-clock-ticks-closer-to-midnight/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:00:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14971 Lucky physicists, runways renamed as magnetic poles shift, what happened to the Zuma spacecraft? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/19/lucky-physicists-runways-renamed-as-magnetic-poles-shift-what-happen-to-the-zuma-spacecraft/ Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:02:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14963 Citizen science, astronaut growth, water-flipping physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/12/citizen-science-astronaut-growth-water-flipping-physics/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:53:52 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14959 Name that column http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/10/name-that-column/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:32:59 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14955 Physics World column about the interactions between physics and industry]]> US candidates on science policy, your satellite idea could bag a share in £50,000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/05/us-candidates-on-science-policy-your-satellite-idea-could-bag-a-share-in-50000/ Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:19:20 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14949 See in the new year with the January 2018 issue of Physics World http://blog.physicsworld.com/2018/01/03/see-in-the-new-year-with-the-january-2018-issue-of-physics-world/ Wed, 03 Jan 2018 12:38:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14946 Physics World magazine]]> The 10 quirkiest physics stories of 2017 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/27/the-10-quirkiest-physics-stories-of-2017/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:00:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14915 A very LIGO Christmas http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/25/a-very-ligo-christmas/ Mon, 25 Dec 2017 11:00:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14926 Reviewing a year in industry http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/21/reviewing-a-year-in-industry/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:39:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14934 World’s smallest Christmas card and a fusion Christmas number one http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/21/happy-holidays-from-physics-world/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:15:59 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14930 Physics World]]> New constellations, happy birthday Kristian Birkeland, ‘There once was a chemist from Bath…’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/15/updated-constellations-happy-birthday-kristian-birkeland-there-once-was-a-chemist-from-bath/ Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:51:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14921 A puzzling neutrino detector, the best way to crumple cans http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/08/a-puzzling-neutrino-detector-the-best-way-to-crumple-cans/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:39:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14906 Physics World’s shortlist for Book of the Year 2017 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/06/physics-worlds-shortlist-for-book-of-the-year-2017/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:18:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14898 Star Wars fact or fiction, Wikipedia editor in space, stellarator tour http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/01/star-wars-fact-or-fiction-wikipedia-editor-in-space-stellarator-tour/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:51:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14894 It’s a cracker – the December 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/12/01/its-a-cracker-the-december-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:00:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14890 CMS publishes 700 papers, extreme data centres, flat-Earth space programme launches tomorrow http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/24/cms-publishes-700-papers-extreme-data-centres-flat-earth-space-programme-launches-tomorrow/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:39:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14887 Adaptive optics in biology http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/21/adaptive-optics-in-biology/ Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:45:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14881 Meteoroid seen from space, Nobel laureates speak their minds on group awards and keeping up with technology http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/17/meteoroid-seen-from-space-nobel-laureates-speak-their-minds-on-group-awards-and-keeping-up-with-technology/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:37:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14878 LIGO bags another black-hole merger http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/16/ligo-bags-another-black-hole-merger/ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:13:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14876 Discover why the philosophy of physics is vital http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/16/discover-why-the-philosophy-of-physics-is-vital/ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 16:38:06 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14873 Name a distant world, fireworks through a diffraction grating, radio telescope helps Puerto Rican relief http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/10/name-a-distant-world-fireworks-through-a-diffraction-grating-radio-telescope-helps-puerto-rican-relief/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:41:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14869 Applied physics and Japan’s ageing population http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/10/applied-physics-and-japans-ageing-population/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:58:37 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14866 When will Japan get its next physics Nobel prize? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/10/when-will-japan-get-its-next-physics-nobel-prize/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 03:10:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14862 Riding around KAGRA http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/09/riding-around-kagra/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/09/riding-around-kagra/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:19:31 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14854 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/09/riding-around-kagra/feed/ 1 Reforming Japanese science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/08/reforming-japan/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:36:58 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14850 How to get your paper noticed http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/08/how-do-get-your-paper-noticed/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 07:12:14 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14848 Celebrating the International Day of Medical Physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/07/celebrating-the-international-day-of-medical-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/07/celebrating-the-international-day-of-medical-physics/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:20:31 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14845 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/07/celebrating-the-international-day-of-medical-physics/feed/ 1 RIKEN celebrates its centenary http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/07/riken-celebrates-its-centenary/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:21:28 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14836 A decade of success http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/07/a-decade-of-success/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 09:22:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14833 What’s next for superconductivity research? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/06/whats-next-for-superconductivity-research/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/06/whats-next-for-superconductivity-research/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:32:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14824 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/06/whats-next-for-superconductivity-research/feed/ 1 Why money is tight for Japanese science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/06/why-money-is-tight-for-japanese-science/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:25:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14829 Giving scientific advice in Japan http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/06/giving-scientific-advice-in-japan/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:54:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14822 Konnichiwa Japan http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/03/konnichiwa-japan/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:51:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14813 Putting a stamp on gravitational waves, LEGO’s Women of Nasa, physicist competes in bake-off http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/03/putting-a-stamp-on-gravitational-waves-legos-women-of-nasa-physicist-competes-in-bake-off/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:34:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14815 Under the sea: the November 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/01/under-the-sea-the-november-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/01/under-the-sea-the-november-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:20:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14795 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/11/01/under-the-sea-the-november-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/feed/ 1 Happy Dark Matter Day http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/31/happy-dark-matter-day/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:13:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14808 Hawking’s PhD thesis, Einstein letter up for auction, first zero http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/27/hawkings-phd-thesis-einstein-letter-up-for-auction-first-zero/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:57:29 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14803 The science and policy of green energy http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/27/the-science-and-policy-of-green-energy/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:41:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14799 Dialogues on physics, great women who changed science, a virtual reality journey to six exoplanets http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/20/dialogues-on-physics-great-women-who-changed-science-a-virtual-reality-journey-to-six-exoplanets/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:57:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14792 The physics of sperm: the movie http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/18/the-physics-of-sperm-the-movie/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 07:00:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14769 What gravitational waves did (and didn’t) tell us about GW17081 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/17/what-gravitational-waves-did-and-didnt-tell-us-about-gw17081/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:25:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14788 Neutron star merger as it happened http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/17/neutron-star-merger-as-it-happened/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:43:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14783 A rockin’ good milkshake, a telescope that wants to be the next Taj Mahal http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/13/a-rockin-good-milkshake-a-telescope-that-wants-to-be-the-next-taj-mahal/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:56:37 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14777 A glimpse of Einstein in Zurich http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/11/a-glimpse-of-einstein-in-zurich/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:36:58 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14765 A tenner in space, why just 0.3% of LIGO bagged the Nobel, sounding-off in Havana http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/06/a-tenner-in-space-why-just-0-3-of-ligo-bagged-the-nobel-sounding-off-in-havana/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:02:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14760 How does LIGO detect gravitational waves? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/05/how-does-ligo-detect-gravitational-waves/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 16:11:31 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14759 Nobel prize heralds new era of multimessenger astronomy http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/03/nobel-prize-heralds-new-era-of-multimessenger-astronomy/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:16:14 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14755 The physics of bread, the quest for metallic hydrogen and adventures in LIGO land http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/10/02/the-physics-of-bread-the-quest-for-metallic-hydrogen-and-adventures-in-ligo-land/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:52:46 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14732 Physics World is now out]]> Great wrong theories, new spin on golf, physics photo competition http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/29/great-wrong-theories-new-spin-on-golf-physics-photo-competition/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:16:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14749 Quantum quartet is on the cards http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/25/quantum-quartet-are-on-the-cards/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:27:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14746 Reminiscing about Fermilab, CAPTCHA tests your physics, science of guitar strings http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/22/reminiscing-about-fermilab-captcha-tests-your-physics-science-of-guitar-strings/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:22:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14744 Seeking causes of Mexico City’s earthquake http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/20/seeking-causes-of-mexico-citys-earthquake/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:58:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14739 Grabbing a slice of the pie in the sky http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/20/grabbing-a-slice-of-the-pie-in-the-sky/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:53:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14734 Prize-winning astronomy image, the ultimate cost of Cassini, amazing facts about lasers http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/15/prize-winning-astronomy-image-the-ultimate-cost-of-cassini-amazing-facts-about-lasers/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:40:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14728 Why is quantum physics so hard to write about? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/14/why-is-quantum-physics-so-hard-to-write-about/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:39:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14725 In the footsteps of Cecil Powell http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/14/in-the-footsteps-of-cecil-powell/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:37:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14722 Behind the scenes of peer review http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/14/behind-the-scenes-of-peer-review/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:43:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14718 Angela Saini discusses her book Inferior   http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/12/angela-saini-discusses-her-book-inferior/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:17:23 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14713 A punt on Planck, physicist puts Frankenstein to music, would Brian Cox cope on Mars? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/08/a-punt-on-planck-physicist-puts-frankenstein-to-music-would-brian-cox-cope-on-mars/ Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:50:43 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14707 The sounds of Saturn, dancing particles, distracted funding agency http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/01/the-sounds-of-saturn-dancing-particles-distracted-funding-agency/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:11:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14703 The September 2017 issue of Physics World magazine is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/09/01/the-september-2017-issue-of-physics-world-magazine-is-now-out/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 13:13:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14666 A century ago Einstein sparked the notion of the laser http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/31/a-century-ago-einstein-sparked-the-notion-of-the-laser/ Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:42:00 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14697 The quest to create metallic hydrogen http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/31/the-quest-to-create-metallic-hydrogen/ Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:23:02 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14690 Spacesuit of the future, another ancient Pythagoras, Disney’s football analysis http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/25/spacesuit-of-the-future-another-ancient-pythagoras-disneys-football-analysis/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:26:06 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14686 LIGO–Virgo comments on neutron star rumours, sort of http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/25/ligo-virgo-comments-on-neutron-star-rumours-sort-of/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:05:14 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14681 America’s night in a day http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/24/americas-night-in-a-day/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:56:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14668 Indian independence, Doppler effect on a train, contagious science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/18/indian-independence-doppler-effect-on-a-train-contagious-science/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 14:49:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14657 The American eclipse: wonder, science and festivities http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/16/the-american-eclipse-wonder-science-and-festivities/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:33:49 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14654 Documentary explores the history of astronomy in China http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/16/documentary-explores-the-history-of-astronomy-in-china/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/16/documentary-explores-the-history-of-astronomy-in-china/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:46:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14649 The Science of Heaven is now available to watch on YouTube]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/16/documentary-explores-the-history-of-astronomy-in-china/feed/ 1 Ancient eclipse art, asteroid finds early fame, unwitting face of graphene underwear http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/11/ancient-eclipse-art-asteroid-finds-early-fame-unwitting-face-of-graphene-underwear/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:42:40 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14644 America counts down to the big eclipse http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/09/america-counts-down-to-the-big-eclipse/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/09/america-counts-down-to-the-big-eclipse/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:48:19 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14635 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/09/america-counts-down-to-the-big-eclipse/feed/ 1 Happy birthday Curiosity, overpaid footballers, cheeky Einstein photo sells http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/04/happy-birthday-curiosity-overpaid-footballers-cheeky-einstein-photo-sells/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:39:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14630 The August 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/08/01/the-august-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:19:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14571 PHD Comics, sibling science and embracing failure are all yours to enjoy in the new issue of Physics World]]> “A week in which good practice and frustrations could be shared honestly” http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/31/a-week-in-which-good-practice-and-frustrations-could-be-shared-honestly/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:41:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14624 Bias, stereotyping and harassment: what women battle http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/28/bias-stereotyping-and-harassment-what-women-battle/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:58:58 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14619 Ravens at LIGO, stained-glass physics, fake space pics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/28/ravens-at-ligo-stained-glass-physics-fake-space-pics/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:53:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14611 Science, scepticism and fear at the theatre http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/27/science-scepticism-and-fear-at-the-theatre/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:36:44 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14604 Mosquitoes]]> Great dames: a tribute to the game changers at ICWiP http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/27/great-dames-a-tribute-to-the-game-changers-at-icwip/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/27/great-dames-a-tribute-to-the-game-changers-at-icwip/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:57:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14585 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/27/great-dames-a-tribute-to-the-game-changers-at-icwip/feed/ 1 The Doomsday Clock ticks over 70 years, an exoplanet Westeros http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/21/the-doomsday-clock-ticks-over-70-years-an-exoplanet-westeros/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:39:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14580 “One woman can change a lot if she is determined” http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/21/one-woman-can-change-a-lot-if-she-is-determined/ Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:56:24 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14573 Snapping the Milky Way, art inspired by SLAC blueprints, doppelganger magazine covers http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/14/snapping-the-milky-way-art-inspired-by-slac-blueprints-doppelganger-magazine-covers/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:43:02 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14567 Physics World’s latest special report on China is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/13/physics-worlds-latest-special-report-on-china-is-out-now/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:39:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14563 Physics World special report touches on the latest developments in Chinese physics]]> A temporary lack of neutrons http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/11/a-temporary-lack-of-neutrons/ Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:07:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14554 Aldrin’s faces for Trump, tunnels to the underworld, physics collides with art http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/07/aldrins-faces-for-trump-tunnels-to-the-underworld-physics-collides-with-art/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:05:10 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14545 Exploring Bristol’s physics heritage http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/07/exploring-bristols-physics-heritage/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 13:17:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14541 A trip to Diamond Light Source – experiments, swords and treasure http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/06/a-trip-to-diamond-light-source-experiments-swords-and-treasure/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:21:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14531 Our hazardous planet: when the world is out to get you http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/07/03/our-hazardous-planet-when-the-world-is-out-to-get-you/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 12:31:10 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14522 Physics World, which is now out]]> Canada’s birthday physics, Liberty’s true colours, Trump’s Science cover http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/30/canadas-birthday-physics-libertys-true-colours-trumps-science-cover/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:29:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14524 A particle physics love song, NASA’s space Olympics, wobbling suitcases http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/23/particle-physics-love-song-space-olympics-wobbling-suitcases/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 16:23:57 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14520 Chicken sandwich goes stratospheric, socks for space, dressmakers have needle-sharp vision http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/16/chicken-sandwich-goes-stratospheric-socks-for-space-dressmakers-have-needle-sharp-vision/ Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:00:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14509 NASA showcases its latest tech investments http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/16/nasa-showcases-its-latest-tech-investments/ Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:58:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14513 Happy birthday Fermilab http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/15/happy-birthday-fermilab/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:46:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14505 Send a birthday card to Fermilab, a huge periodic table, art meets quantum computing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/09/send-a-birthday-card-to-fermilab-a-huge-periodic-table-art-meets-quantum-computing/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 16:36:12 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14499 Creating human organs on chips http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/07/creating-human-organs-on-chips/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:26:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14495 Physics World investigative report bags writing award http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/07/physics-world-investigative-report-bags-writing-award/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:45:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14491 Monuments to peer review and Canada, Marie Curie as superhero, a 3D book about Einstein http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/02/monuments-to-peer-review-and-canada-marie-curie-as-superhero-a-3d-book-about-einstein/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:59:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14486 Test your brains with the Physics World blackboard quiz http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/01/test-your-brains-with-the-physics-world-blackboard-quiz/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/01/test-your-brains-with-the-physics-world-blackboard-quiz/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:44:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14472 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/01/test-your-brains-with-the-physics-world-blackboard-quiz/feed/ 3 Fermilab at 50: the June 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/06/01/fermilab-at-50-the-june-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:54:52 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14471 Identifying fingerprints, attractive scientists, what physics students should know http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/26/identifying-fingerprints-attractive-scientists-what-physics-students-should-know/ Fri, 26 May 2017 16:13:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14468 Einstein, Hawking and Rees set to music, singing about virtual particles, tiny satellite will soon blast off http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/19/einstein-hawking-and-rees-set-to-music-singing-about-virtual-particles-tiny-satellite-will-soon-blast-off/ Fri, 19 May 2017 15:55:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14462 A spotlight on accelerators in industry – sort of http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/18/a-spotlight-on-accelerators-in-industry-sort-of/ Thu, 18 May 2017 08:48:58 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14458 Sculpture inspired by neutrino lab unveiled http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/17/sculpture-inspired-by-neutrino-lab-unveiled/ Wed, 17 May 2017 15:37:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14453 Visiting the most powerful laser in the world http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/12/visiting-the-most-powerful-laser-in-the-world/ Fri, 12 May 2017 15:54:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14448 Physics graduate is just 14, high drama at the LHC, the physics of number two http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/12/physics-graduate-is-just-14-high-drama-at-the-lhc-the-physics-of-number-two/ Fri, 12 May 2017 14:23:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14446 How will Brexit affect science in the rest of the EU? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/09/how-will-brexit-affect-science-in-the-rest-of-the-eu/ Tue, 09 May 2017 14:08:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14442 Cat-chy quantum song, science TV resurrected, $800,000 textbook, desk traffic lights http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/05/cat-chy-quantum-song-science-tv-resurrected-800000-textbook-desk-traffic-lights/ Fri, 05 May 2017 16:22:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14439 New cosmic messengers, and what they can tell us http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/05/new-cosmic-messengers-and-what-they-can-tell-us/ Fri, 05 May 2017 09:58:52 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14435 The May 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/05/02/the-may-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Tue, 02 May 2017 14:29:29 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14428 Cassini’s emotional countdown, Steve the light show, shooting hoops ‘granny style’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/28/cassinis-emotional-countdown-steve-the-light-show-shooting-hoops-granny-style/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:43:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14429 So you want to know about the dark universe? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/27/so-you-want-to-know-about-the-dark-universe/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:45:25 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14422 Eye-catching signs from March for Science Bristol http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/24/eye-catching-signs-from-march-for-science-bristol/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:39:44 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14411 Snooker cues, negative mass, apps for waiting and CERN croissants http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/21/snooker-cues-negative-mass-apps-for-waiting-and-cern-croissants/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:22:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14408 Following the ups and downs of nuclear energy http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/20/following-the-ups-and-downs-of-nuclear-energy/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/20/following-the-ups-and-downs-of-nuclear-energy/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:26:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14404 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/20/following-the-ups-and-downs-of-nuclear-energy/feed/ 1 NanoCars race on gold, sketchers invade Fermilab, physics of Thor versus the Hulk http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/14/nanocars-race-on-gold-sketchers-invade-fermilab-physics-of-thor-versus-the-hulk/ Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:00:44 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14398 LEGO acoustics, potato cannons go to war, personal politics and popular science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/07/lego-acoustics-potato-cannons-go-to-war-personal-politics-and-popular-science/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:35:14 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14395 Space weather: it’s all about impact http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/06/space-weather-its-all-about-impact/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:03:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14391 The STAR of the show http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/05/the-star-of-the-show/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:29:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14387 From blue fogs to Brexit – the April 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/04/03/from-blue-fogs-to-brexit-the-april-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:05:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14383 Einstein world record, Spider-Man physics, quantum films and cakes http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/31/einstein-world-record-spider-man-physics-quantum-films-and-cakes/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:45:28 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14378 Quantum punchlines, the cloud atlas, NASA schooled http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/24/quantum-punchlines-the-cloud-atlas-nasa-schooled/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/24/quantum-punchlines-the-cloud-atlas-nasa-schooled/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:20:30 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14370 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/24/quantum-punchlines-the-cloud-atlas-nasa-schooled/feed/ 2 Building bridges with the west http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/24/building-bridges-with-the-west/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:30:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14367 Quantitative finance: what’s it really all about? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/23/quantitative-finance-whats-it-really-all-about/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:45:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14361 Quantitative Finance by Commerzbank's Jessica James is now out]]> A blue energy dream http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/23/a-blue-energy-dream/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/23/a-blue-energy-dream/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:43:35 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14357 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/23/a-blue-energy-dream/feed/ 1 Shanghai round-up http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/22/shanghai-round-up/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:39:25 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14351 How LIGO got the word out about gravitational waves http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/22/how-ligo-got-the-word-out-about-gravitational-waves/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:37:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14316 China outlines free-electron laser plans http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/21/china-outlines-free-electron-laser-plans/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:22:20 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14344 Chinese astronomers pin their hopes on LOT http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/20/chinese-astronomers-pin-their-hopes-on-lot/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:22:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14339 Physics World visits LIGO Livingston http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/18/physics-world-visits-ligo-livingston/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 16:38:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14322 Google’s ‘supreme’ 20-qubit quantum computer http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/17/googles-supreme-20-qubit-quantum-computer/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:43:35 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14293 Physics reveals the mysteries behind art http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/17/physics-reveals-the-mysteries-behind-art/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:31:37 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14300 John Ellis on physics after the Higgs boson, calculating the loudness of the Big Bang, the chemistry of ironing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/17/john-ellis-on-physics-after-the-higgs-boson-calculating-the-loudness-of-the-big-bang-the-chemistry-of-ironing/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:45:11 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14311 China bound http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/17/china-bound/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:17:24 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14305 Using pottery to communicate science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/17/using-pottery-to-communicate-science/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:34:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14303 Invisible robots overshadowed by metallic hydrogen http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/16/invisible-robots-overshadowed-by-metallic-hydrogen/ Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:19:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14295 APS sees friction as fracture, cat pictures and brain implants http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/14/aps-sees-friction-as-fracture-cat-pictures-and-brain-implants/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:53:07 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14291 Physicists take over the Big Easy http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/13/physicists-take-over-the-big-easy/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:58:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14286 Hidden Figures behind NASA’s success, LEGO’s famous five women of space, seismic goal in Barcelona http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/10/hidden-figures-behind-nasas-success-legos-famous-five-women-of-space-seismic-goal-in-barcelona/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:33:20 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14280 Penguin spotting http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/10/penguin-spotting/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:44:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14275 Proton therapy: the benefits and the challenges http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/09/proton-therapy-the-benefits-and-the-challenges/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:50:54 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14268 Guest presenter shakes up the Physics World podcast http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/09/guest-presenter-shakes-up-the-physics-world-podcast/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:05:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14264 Exoplanet christening, physics on the catwalk, ultrasonic wine http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/03/exoplanet-christening-physics-on-the-catwalk-ultrasonic-wine/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:06:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14259 Introducing Physics World Discovery http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/02/introducing-physics-world-discovery/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:19:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14254 Coding and computing: the March 2017 issue of Physics World is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/03/01/coding-and-computing-the-march-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:31:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14250 Physics World]]> A laser-bubble mermaid, ode to seven exoplanets, metallic hydrogen is lost http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/24/a-laser-bubble-mermaid-ode-to-seven-exoplanets-metallic-hydrogen-is-lost/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:35:08 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14245 Brooklyn’s pioneering approach to art and science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/22/brooklyns-pioneering-approach-to-art-and-science/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:51:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14237 Physics World a tour of Pioneer Works in Red Hook, New York]]> Science supporters protest in Boston http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/19/science-supporters-protest-in-boston/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/19/science-supporters-protest-in-boston/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:38:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14227 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/19/science-supporters-protest-in-boston/feed/ 2 AAAS chief predicts “tough and uncertain times” for US science funding http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/19/aaas-chief-predicts-tough-and-uncertain-times-for-us-science-funding/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 04:22:23 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14225 Physics World]]> Discover the secrets of science on TV http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/18/discover-the-secrets-of-science-on-tv/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:24:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14223 US policy chiefs explain how to handle Trump http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/17/us-policy-chiefs-explain-how-to-handle-trump/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/17/us-policy-chiefs-explain-how-to-handle-trump/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2017 23:06:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14220 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/17/us-policy-chiefs-explain-how-to-handle-trump/feed/ 2 Churchill discusses aliens, quantum films make the cut, graphene in a dress http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/17/churchill-discusses-aliens-quantum-films-make-the-cut-graphene-in-a-dress/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:34:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14215 She’s the greatest dancer, how to name an element, soccer ball finally orbits Earth http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/10/shes-the-greatest-dancer-how-to-name-an-element-soccer-ball-finally-orbits-earth/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:14:52 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14203 The February 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/09/the-february-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:31:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14200 Juan Morante: an energetic man http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/08/juan-morante-an-energetic-man/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:44:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14192 Your future with physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/07/your-future-with-physics/ Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:32:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14194 Physics World Careers, helps jobseekers find their way]]> 3D neutrinos on your phone, Hamiltonian: an Irish Musical, is a March for Science a good idea? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/03/3d-neutrinos-on-your-phone-hamiltonian-an-irish-musical-is-a-march-for-science-a-good-idea/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:21:12 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14189 Boosting innovation in a Brexit Britain http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/03/boosting-innovation-in-a-brexit-britain/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 15:12:34 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14185 LGBT engineers share their inspiring experiences http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/02/lgbt-engineers-share-their-inspiring-experiences/ Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:08:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14182 US immigration and trade policies provoke debate at Photonics West http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/01/us-immigration-and-trade-policies-provoke-debate-at-photonics-west/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/01/us-immigration-and-trade-policies-provoke-debate-at-photonics-west/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2017 07:08:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14180 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/02/01/us-immigration-and-trade-policies-provoke-debate-at-photonics-west/feed/ 2 A fusion fly-over http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/31/a-fusion-fly-over/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:44:06 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14176 Physics in the US: no longer business as usual http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/30/physics-in-the-us-no-longer-business-as-usual/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:14:25 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14170 Great wagers in physics, CERN’s pine marten gets stuffed, Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/27/great-wagers-in-physics-cerns-stone-marten-gets-stuffed-and-doomsday-clock-moves-closer-to-midnight/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:41:55 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14166 Marie Curie battles downloading robots, happy 50th birthday ILL, a dodgy portrayal of astronomers http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/20/marie-curie-battles-downloading-robots-happy-50th-birthday-ill-a-dodgy-portrayal-of-astronomers/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:04:39 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14162 Create films with the sounds of space http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/19/create-films-with-the-sounds-of-space/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:50:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14159 Run the solar system http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/17/run-the-solar-system/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:20:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14155 Pillars of light in the sky, an atomic knot and an atlas of physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/13/pillars-of-light-in-the-sky-an-atomic-knot-and-an-atlas-of-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/13/pillars-of-light-in-the-sky-an-atomic-knot-and-an-atlas-of-physics/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:51:25 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14152 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/13/pillars-of-light-in-the-sky-an-atomic-knot-and-an-atlas-of-physics/feed/ 1 Stephen Hawking turns 75 with commemorative tome http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/10/stephen-hawking-turns-75-with-commemorative-tome/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:02:19 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14143 Albert Einstein to Stephen Hawking: 100 Years of General Relativity]]> Live space station upgrade, more zombie physics, T-shirts for LIGO http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/06/live-space-station-upgrade-more-zombie-physics-t-shirts-for-ligo/ Fri, 06 Jan 2017 15:28:40 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14138 Physics in Beijing – a photo tour http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/05/physics-in-beijing-a-photo-tour/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:27:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14125 Happy New Year! The January 2017 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2017/01/04/happy-new-year-the-january-2017-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:02:07 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14104 The 10 quirkiest physics stories of 2016 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/31/the-10-quirkiest-physics-stories-of-2016/ Sat, 31 Dec 2016 01:00:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14097 Holiday word challenge http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/30/holiday-word-challenge/ Fri, 30 Dec 2016 01:00:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14117 Hungry reindeer could mitigate climate change, talking about quantum computing and our breakthroughs of the year http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/22/hungry-reindeer-could-mitigate-climate-change-talking-about-quantum-computing-and-our-breakthroughs-of-the-year/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:00:11 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14114 The Science of Heaven http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/19/the-science-of-heaven/ Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:52:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14110 Waking up to a gravitational wave http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/13/waking-up-to-a-gravitational-wave/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:31:24 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14093 Freeman Dyson on the physics dream team, Tycho Brahe’s heavy metal, Tintin bags an astronomical sum http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/09/freeman-dyson-on-the-physics-dream-team-tycho-brahes-heavy-metal-tintin-bags-an-astronomical-sum/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:32:45 +0000 https://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14090 To the stars, through adversity http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/08/to-the-stars-through-adversity/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/08/to-the-stars-through-adversity/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:33:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14085 Physics World Focus on Astronomy and Space is available now]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/08/to-the-stars-through-adversity/feed/ 1 Physics World‘s shortlist for Book of the Year 2016 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/07/physics-worlds-shortlist-for-book-of-the-year-2016/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:32:07 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14081 Schrödinger’s Brexit, ‘The Elements’ remix, physics referees and American football http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/02/schrodingers-brexit-the-elements-remix-physics-referees-and-american-football/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:52:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14078 Diversity marks Institute of Physics awards dinner http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/01/diversity-marks-institute-of-physics-awards-dinner/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:44:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14069 From penguins to photons – the December 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/12/01/from-penguins-to-photons-the-december-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:01:16 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14070 Chasing gravitational waves in song, physicists on Broadway, the ‘impossible 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Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:38:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14028 Physics of food – the November 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/11/01/physics-of-food-the-november-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:51:44 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14023 Computing in a chilly Beijing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/31/computing-in-a-chilly-beijing/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:31:36 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14018 3D cosmic-microwave background, iPhone paper and Dance Your PhD winner http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/28/3d-cosmic-microwave-background-iphone-paper-and-dance-your-phd-winner/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:56:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14015 A toe-tally terrific trio http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/27/a-toe-tally-terrific-trio/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:35:54 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14009 Frightening physics films, a furry physics doodle and an epic pub crawl http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/21/frightening-physics-films-a-furry-physics-doodle-and-an-epic-pub-crawl/ Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:11:30 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=14003 Music for aliens, Doctor Strange’s science adviser, the physics of Bob Dylan http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/14/music-for-aliens-doctor-stranges-science-adviser-the-physics-of-bob-dylan/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:31:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13999 Highlights from Ada Lovelace Day 2016 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/11/highlights-from-ada-lovelace-day-2016/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:51:57 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13994 The 2016 Physics World Focus on Neutron Science is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/10/the-2016-physics-world-focus-on-neutron-science-is-out-now/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:52:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13988 The physics of Luke Cage’s skin, meet the ‘mathekniticians’, lessons from the only girl in a physics class http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/07/the-physics-of-luke-cages-skin-meet-the-mathekniticians-lessons-from-the-only-girl-in-a-physics-class/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:50:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13989 Spotlight on the International Year of Light (IYL 2015) http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/07/spotlight-on-the-international-year-of-light-iyl-2015/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:57:38 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13985 Aspiring quantum physicists gather in Rome http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/06/aspiring-quantum-physicists-gather-in-rome/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:16:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13980 The October 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/10/03/the-october-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:52:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13977 LIGO physicists favourites for Nobel prize, physics superstar tournament, and how long does it take to win a Nobel? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/30/ligo-physicists-favourite-for-nobel-prize-physics-superstar-tournament-and-how-long-does-it-take-to-win-a-nobel/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/30/ligo-physicists-favourite-for-nobel-prize-physics-superstar-tournament-and-how-long-does-it-take-to-win-a-nobel/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:39:11 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13968 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/30/ligo-physicists-favourite-for-nobel-prize-physics-superstar-tournament-and-how-long-does-it-take-to-win-a-nobel/feed/ 3 A look back at peer-review week and particle physicists say hello to Hello Kitty http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/23/a-look-back-at-peer-review-week-and-particle-physicists-say-hello-to-hello-kitty/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/23/a-look-back-at-peer-review-week-and-particle-physicists-say-hello-to-hello-kitty/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:08:24 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13957 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and figures of peer review http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/20/the-facts-and-figures-of-peer-review/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:15:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13939 Recognizing peer review and all those who referee http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/19/recognizing-peer-review-and-all-those-who-referee/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/19/recognizing-peer-review-and-all-those-who-referee/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 14:54:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13935 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/19/recognizing-peer-review-and-all-those-who-referee/feed/ 1 Award-winning ‘Bailys Beads’, schoolyard accelerators , pulsar poems and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/16/award-winning-bailys-beads-schoolyard-accelerators-pulsar-poems-and-more/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:38:44 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13932 Capturing your research on film http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/09/capturing-your-research-on-film/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:16:28 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13926 YouTube superstardom is not the only goal]]> Mercury now orbits between Mars and Jupiter, fun with liquid nitrogen, 3D printing an asteroid http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/09/mercury-now-orbits-between-mars-and-jupiter-fun-with-liquid-nitrogen-3d-printing-an-asteroid/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:31:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13924 Conference thoughts http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/07/conference-thoughts/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:30:19 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13920 A paradise for physics in Brazil http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/06/a-paradise-for-physics-in-brazil/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/06/a-paradise-for-physics-in-brazil/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:06:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13917 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/06/a-paradise-for-physics-in-brazil/feed/ 4 Antimatter comes to Brazil http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/05/antimatter-comes-to-brazil/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/05/antimatter-comes-to-brazil/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:29:06 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13914 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/05/antimatter-comes-to-brazil/feed/ 5 Sun, sea, sand – and science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/04/sun-sea-sand-and-science/ Sun, 04 Sep 2016 15:08:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13908 Terahertz analytics for better plasmas http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/04/terahertz-analytics-for-better-plasmas/ Sun, 04 Sep 2016 15:04:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13906 A great day out at the Institute of Physics in Beijing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/03/a-great-day-out-at-the-institute-of-physics-in-beijing/ Sat, 03 Sep 2016 13:16:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13900 Primal colours across the spectrum, impossible space engines http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/02/primal-colours-across-the-spectrum-impossible-space-engines/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:51:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13897 Entrepreneurs should practise ‘inclusive knowledge transfer’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/02/entrepreneurs-should-practise-inclusive-knowledge-transfer/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/02/entrepreneurs-should-practise-inclusive-knowledge-transfer/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:17:16 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13894 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/02/entrepreneurs-should-practise-inclusive-knowledge-transfer/feed/ 1 China’s quantum star drops into Beijing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/01/chinas-quantum-star-drops-into-beijing/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/01/chinas-quantum-star-drops-into-beijing/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:39:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13891 Physics World meets Jian-Wei Pan ]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/01/chinas-quantum-star-drops-into-beijing/feed/ 1 The September 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/09/01/the-september-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:22:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13885 Physics World]]> How to use a mountain to detect neutrinos http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/31/how-to-use-a-mountain-to-detect-neutrinos/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:59:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13882 A physics tour of Beijing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/30/a-physics-tour-of-beijing/ Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:36:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13879 Testing the brain’s “physics engine”, lawnmower aurora alert and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/26/testing-the-brains-physics-engine-lawnmower-aurora-alert-and-more/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:09:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13876 A horrific nightmare scenario at CERN, surfer wins SUSY bet, and meet the father of the Super Soaker 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interplanetary mining missions and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/12/plush-toys-launched-into-space-interplanetary-mining-missions-and-more/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:30:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13851 When a water slide goes wrong http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/08/when-a-water-slide-goes-wrong/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/08/when-a-water-slide-goes-wrong/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:20:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13846 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/08/when-a-water-slide-goes-wrong/feed/ 5 And so to bed for the 750 GeV bump http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/05/and-so-to-bed-for-the-750-gev-bump/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/05/and-so-to-bed-for-the-750-gev-bump/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:32:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13840 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/05/and-so-to-bed-for-the-750-gev-bump/feed/ 13 Sporty physics, the pub in a Faraday cage, LEGO NASA women and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/05/sporty-physics-the-pub-in-a-faraday-cage-lego-nasa-women-and-more/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:55:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13839 From WiFi to LiFi: the August 2016 issue of Physics World is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/01/from-wifi-to-lifi-the-august-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/01/from-wifi-to-lifi-the-august-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:51:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13816 Physics World]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/08/01/from-wifi-to-lifi-the-august-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/feed/ 1 An animated history of physics, messing around with methane and Vangelis on space http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/29/an-animated-history-of-physics-messing-around-with-methane-and-vangelis-on-space/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/29/an-animated-history-of-physics-messing-around-with-methane-and-vangelis-on-space/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:35:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13832 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/29/an-animated-history-of-physics-messing-around-with-methane-and-vangelis-on-space/feed/ 1 Open science, accessible science? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/28/open-science-accessible-science/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/28/open-science-accessible-science/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:09:11 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13829 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/28/open-science-accessible-science/feed/ 4 Pokémon physics, photon torpedoes, a neutrino Ghostbuster and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-physics-photon-torpedoes-a-neutrino-ghostbuster-and-more/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:38:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13823 Lateral Thoughts: Playing favourites 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key to antimatter http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/08/symmetry-violating-neutrinos-may-hold-the-key-to-antimatter/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/08/symmetry-violating-neutrinos-may-hold-the-key-to-antimatter/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:07:11 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13790 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/08/symmetry-violating-neutrinos-may-hold-the-key-to-antimatter/feed/ 1 Cosmic messengers and the rise of neutrino astronomy http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/04/cosmic-messengers-and-the-rise-of-neutrino-astronomy/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/04/cosmic-messengers-and-the-rise-of-neutrino-astronomy/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2016 22:48:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13784 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/04/cosmic-messengers-and-the-rise-of-neutrino-astronomy/feed/ 2 Jupiter roars as Juno approaches, a huge helium discovery and all you need to know about dark matter http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/jupiter-roars-as-juno-approaches-a-huge-helium-discovery-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-dark-matter/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/jupiter-roars-as-juno-approaches-a-huge-helium-discovery-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-dark-matter/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:09:20 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13778 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/jupiter-roars-as-juno-approaches-a-huge-helium-discovery-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-dark-matter/feed/ 1 Secrets of the solar system: the July 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/secrets-of-the-solar-system-the-july-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/secrets-of-the-solar-system-the-july-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:55:46 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13746 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/07/01/secrets-of-the-solar-system-the-july-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/feed/ 1 A Nobel view on scientific leadership http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/30/a-nobel-view-on-scientific-leadership/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:14:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13770 George Smoot on mapping the universe with gravity http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/29/george-smoot-on-mapping-the-universe-with-gravity/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/29/george-smoot-on-mapping-the-universe-with-gravity/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2016 08:27:46 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13766 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/29/george-smoot-on-mapping-the-universe-with-gravity/feed/ 1 Carlo Rubbia backs a Higgs factory and methane cracking http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/28/carlo-rubbia-backs-a-higgs-factory-and-methane-cracking/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/28/carlo-rubbia-backs-a-higgs-factory-and-methane-cracking/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:58:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13761 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/28/carlo-rubbia-backs-a-higgs-factory-and-methane-cracking/feed/ 1 The fallout from Brexit for physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/the-fallout-from-brexit-for-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/the-fallout-from-brexit-for-physics/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:13:49 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13755 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/the-fallout-from-brexit-for-physics/feed/ 6 Blue LEDs and a revolution in light http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/blue-leds-and-a-revolution-in-light/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 12:58:40 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13753 Talking about immigration with Nobel laureates in Lindau http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/talking-about-immigration-with-nobel-laureates-in-lindau/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/talking-about-immigration-with-nobel-laureates-in-lindau/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2016 08:59:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13750 Physics World tackles a tough subject as Nobel laureates gather in Germany ]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/27/talking-about-immigration-with-nobel-laureates-in-lindau/feed/ 2 Cats and causality: is your moggy an Isaac Mewton? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/24/cats-and-causality-is-your-moggy-an-isaac-mewton/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/24/cats-and-causality-is-your-moggy-an-isaac-mewton/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:31:06 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13747 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/24/cats-and-causality-is-your-moggy-an-isaac-mewton/feed/ 1 From physics degree to Hollywood http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/22/from-physics-degree-to-hollywood/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:26:02 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13742 Is the 750 GeV bump in LHC data going away? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/22/is-the-750-gev-bump-in-lhc-data-going-away/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/22/is-the-750-gev-bump-in-lhc-data-going-away/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:21:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13738 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/22/is-the-750-gev-bump-in-lhc-data-going-away/feed/ 11 Russia’s Joint Institute of Nuclear Research builds for the future http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/20/russias-joint-institute-of-nuclear-research-builds-for-the-future/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/20/russias-joint-institute-of-nuclear-research-builds-for-the-future/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:16:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13732 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/20/russias-joint-institute-of-nuclear-research-builds-for-the-future/feed/ 1 Second wave: all about LIGO, black holes, gravitational ripples and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/17/second-wave-all-about-ligo-black-holes-gravitational-ripples-and-more/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:00:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13726 Chatting about Chinese computing http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/16/chatting-about-chinese-computing/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/16/chatting-about-chinese-computing/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2016 08:34:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13722 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/16/chatting-about-chinese-computing/feed/ 2 Russian bear opens its arms to international science http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/russian-bear-opens-its-arms-to-international-science/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/russian-bear-opens-its-arms-to-international-science/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:58:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13718 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/russian-bear-opens-its-arms-to-international-science/feed/ 3 LIGO paints a clearer picture of its merging black holes http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/a-clearer-picture-of-ligos-merging-black-holes-emerges/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/a-clearer-picture-of-ligos-merging-black-holes-emerges/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:46:21 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13715 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/a-clearer-picture-of-ligos-merging-black-holes-emerges/feed/ 2 Tsinghua University moves on up http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/tsinghua-university-moves-on-up/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/tsinghua-university-moves-on-up/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:00:02 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13711 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/15/tsinghua-university-moves-on-up/feed/ 1 Russian physics comes in from the cold http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/14/russian-physics-comes-in-from-the-cold/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/14/russian-physics-comes-in-from-the-cold/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:30:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13707 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/14/russian-physics-comes-in-from-the-cold/feed/ 2 Playing poker with robots on Mars http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/14/playing-poker-with-robots-on-mars/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:20:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13706 China’s chief Moon scientist Ziyuan Ouyang outlines lunar plans http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/13/chinas-chief-moon-scientist-ziyuan-ouyang-outlines-lunar-plans/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/13/chinas-chief-moon-scientist-ziyuan-ouyang-outlines-lunar-plans/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:53:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13699 Physics World about the country's bold Moon vision]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/13/chinas-chief-moon-scientist-ziyuan-ouyang-outlines-lunar-plans/feed/ 2 China eyes new high-energy collider http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/12/china-eyes-new-high-energy-collider/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/12/china-eyes-new-high-energy-collider/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2016 15:30:16 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13697 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Pathfinder opens the door to gravitational-wave detection in space http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/07/lisa-pathfinder-opens-the-door-to-gravitational-wave-detection-in-space/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/07/lisa-pathfinder-opens-the-door-to-gravitational-wave-detection-in-space/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:25:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13676 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/07/lisa-pathfinder-opens-the-door-to-gravitational-wave-detection-in-space/feed/ 1 On the frontline of the ‘reproducibility crisis’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/06/on-the-frontline-of-the-reproducibility-crisis/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/06/on-the-frontline-of-the-reproducibility-crisis/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:07:11 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13671 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/06/on-the-frontline-of-the-reproducibility-crisis/feed/ 3 Fractals and infinite curves, sonified data and farewell to Sir Tom Kibble http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/03/fractals-and-infinite-curves-sonified-data-and-farewell-to-sir-tom-kibble/ Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:23:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13667 Kavli prize for gravitational-wave pioneers http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/02/kavli-prize-for-gravitational-wave-pioneers/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/02/kavli-prize-for-gravitational-wave-pioneers/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:24:46 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13663 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/02/kavli-prize-for-gravitational-wave-pioneers/feed/ 5 The June 2016 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/06/01/the-june-2016-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:08:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13656 Killer asteroid bust-up, exposing academic plagiarism, #IAmAPhysicist and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/05/27/killer-asteroid-bust-up-exposing-academic-plagiarism-iamaphysicist-and-more/ 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3 HAWC spots TeV gamma ray flare http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/hawc-spots-tev-gamma-ray-flare/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/hawc-spots-tev-gamma-ray-flare/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:23:00 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13548 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/hawc-spots-tev-gamma-ray-flare/feed/ 1 Feedback on a scheme to cloak Earth from hostile aliens http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/feedback-on-a-scheme-to-cloak-earth-from-hostile-aliens/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/feedback-on-a-scheme-to-cloak-earth-from-hostile-aliens/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:52:36 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13540 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/18/feedback-on-a-scheme-to-cloak-earth-from-hostile-aliens/feed/ 3 The accelerator tree bears fruit http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/04/16/the-accelerator-tree-bears-fruit/ Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:58:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13536 Merging black holes come to Salt Lake City 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13267 Are reticent climate researchers ‘failing humanity’? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/15/are-reticent-climate-researchers-failing-humanity/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/15/are-reticent-climate-researchers-failing-humanity/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:04:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13258 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/15/are-reticent-climate-researchers-failing-humanity/feed/ 3 Designing smarter cities http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/14/designing-smarter-cities/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/14/designing-smarter-cities/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2015 05:02:22 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13255 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/14/designing-smarter-cities/feed/ 1 Commercial quantum computer works, sort of http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/11/commercial-quantum-computer-works-sort-of/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/11/commercial-quantum-computer-works-sort-of/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:20:49 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13249 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/11/commercial-quantum-computer-works-sort-of/feed/ 3 Physics World 2015 Focus on Astronomy and Space is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/10/physics-world-2015-focus-on-astronomy-and-space-is-out-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/10/physics-world-2015-focus-on-astronomy-and-space-is-out-now/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:07:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13241 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/10/physics-world-2015-focus-on-astronomy-and-space-is-out-now/feed/ 2 The life and times of Einstein – ‘A vagabond and a wanderer’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/08/the-life-and-times-of-einstein-a-vagabond-and-a-wanderer/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/08/the-life-and-times-of-einstein-a-vagabond-and-a-wanderer/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:01:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13240 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/08/the-life-and-times-of-einstein-a-vagabond-and-a-wanderer/feed/ 4 Twin alien civilizations, the ancient genetics of cancer, and marvellous Maxwell and his wonderful equations http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/04/twin-alien-civilizations-the-ancient-genetics-of-cancer-and-marvellous-maxwell-and-his-wonderful-equations/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/04/twin-alien-civilizations-the-ancient-genetics-of-cancer-and-marvellous-maxwell-and-his-wonderful-equations/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:55:27 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13234 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/04/twin-alien-civilizations-the-ancient-genetics-of-cancer-and-marvellous-maxwell-and-his-wonderful-equations/feed/ 1 Top physics books of 2015 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/03/top-physics-books-of-2015/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/12/03/top-physics-books-of-2015/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:02:53 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13230 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of relativity and asking what theorists have done lately http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/27/celebrating-the-centenary-of-einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-and-asking-what-theorists-have-done-lately/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/27/celebrating-the-centenary-of-einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-and-asking-what-theorists-have-done-lately/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:33:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13221 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/27/celebrating-the-centenary-of-einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-and-asking-what-theorists-have-done-lately/feed/ 7 Dipping into the physics of a chocolate fountain http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/26/dipping-into-the-physics-of-a-chocolate-fountain/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/26/dipping-into-the-physics-of-a-chocolate-fountain/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2015 16:43:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13215 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/20/a-great-day-out-in-celebration-of-maxwells-equations/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/20/a-great-day-out-in-celebration-of-maxwells-equations/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:26:40 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13201 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/20/a-great-day-out-in-celebration-of-maxwells-equations/feed/ 3 Radiation blasts render Earth’s twin inhospitable to life http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/18/radiation-blasts-render-earths-twin-inhospitable-to-life/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/18/radiation-blasts-render-earths-twin-inhospitable-to-life/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:26:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13196 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/18/radiation-blasts-render-earths-twin-inhospitable-to-life/feed/ 2 Making noise in the quietest room in the Netherlands http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/17/making-noise-in-the-quietest-room-in-the-netherlands/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/17/making-noise-in-the-quietest-room-in-the-netherlands/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2015 09:05:59 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13187 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/17/making-noise-in-the-quietest-room-in-the-netherlands/feed/ 1 Marking time on precision engineering http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/16/marking-time-on-precision-engineering/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/16/marking-time-on-precision-engineering/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:29:02 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13183 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/16/marking-time-on-precision-engineering/feed/ 2 Comic book fusion, Nathan Myhrvold on innovation, and picking winners of the Global Physics Photowalk http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/13/comic-book-fusion-nathan-myhrvold-on-innovation-and-picking-winners-of-the-global-physics-photowalk/ 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13167 CMS on canvas http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/05/cms-on-canvas/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/05/cms-on-canvas/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:01:30 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13163 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/05/cms-on-canvas/feed/ 1 Leaping across the innovation divide http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/05/leaping-across-the-innovation-divide/ Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:32:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13158 Using pictures to describe light http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/04/using-pictures-to-describe-light/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/04/using-pictures-to-describe-light/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:00:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13154 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/11/04/using-pictures-to-describe-light/feed/ 4 X-ray visions of the past, undead physics, stargazing cruises and more 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/29/horsing-around-with-some-innovative-physics/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:22:49 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13145 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/29/horsing-around-with-some-innovative-physics/feed/ 1 Can physics reveal the secrets of Egypt’s pyramids? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/29/can-physics-reveal-the-secrets-of-egypts-pyramids/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/29/can-physics-reveal-the-secrets-of-egypts-pyramids/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:18:36 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13141 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/29/can-physics-reveal-the-secrets-of-egypts-pyramids/feed/ 2 Immersive art, physics pumpkins, personalizing Thor’s hammer and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/23/immersive-art-physics-pumpkins-personalising-thors-hammer-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/23/immersive-art-physics-pumpkins-personalising-thors-hammer-and-more/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:16:08 +0000 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/16/quantum-cats-physicists-and-stamp-collecting-extraterrestrial-building-work/ Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:58:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13119 Going underground to discuss alien life http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/16/going-underground-to-discuss-alien-life/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/16/going-underground-to-discuss-alien-life/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:15:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13116 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/16/going-underground-to-discuss-alien-life/feed/ 2 International Year of Light 2015: our top 10 articles on light now with added videos http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/international-year-of-light-2015-physics-worlds-top-10-articles-now-with-added-videos-too/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/international-year-of-light-2015-physics-worlds-top-10-articles-now-with-added-videos-too/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:13:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13105 Physics World celebrating all things light]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/international-year-of-light-2015-physics-worlds-top-10-articles-now-with-added-videos-too/feed/ 1 Homebrew physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/homebrew-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/homebrew-physics/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:26:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13107 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/15/homebrew-physics/feed/ 1 Juggling Newton’s cradles, physics poetry, the birth of exoplanetary research and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/09/juggling-newtons-cradles-physics-poetry-the-birth-of-exoplanetary-research-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/09/juggling-newtons-cradles-physics-poetry-the-birth-of-exoplanetary-research-and-more/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:37:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13102 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/09/juggling-newtons-cradles-physics-poetry-the-birth-of-exoplanetary-research-and-more/feed/ 2 Why are rectangular pipes like circular pipes? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/why-are-rectangular-pipes-like-circular-pipes/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/why-are-rectangular-pipes-like-circular-pipes/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:28:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13097 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/why-are-rectangular-pipes-like-circular-pipes/feed/ 8 Physics World 2015 Focus on Neutron Science is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/physics-world-2015-focus-on-neutron-science-is-out-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/physics-world-2015-focus-on-neutron-science-is-out-now/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:23:07 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13094 Physics World focus issue on neutron science]]> http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/08/physics-world-2015-focus-on-neutron-science-is-out-now/feed/ 2 Weighing up the options for neutrino mass http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/weighing-up-the-options-for-neutrino-mass/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/weighing-up-the-options-for-neutrino-mass/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:27:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13083 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/weighing-up-the-options-for-neutrino-mass/feed/ 2 Pushing towards the human–Martian frontier http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/pushing-towards-the-human-martian-frontier/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/pushing-towards-the-human-martian-frontier/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:07:14 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13084 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/07/pushing-towards-the-human-martian-frontier/feed/ 1 And the winner is: our 2015 Nobel-prize predictions http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/02/and-the-winner-is-our-2015-nobel-prize-predictions/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/02/and-the-winner-is-our-2015-nobel-prize-predictions/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:54:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13076 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/02/and-the-winner-is-our-2015-nobel-prize-predictions/feed/ 7 New infographics show that more than one-quarter of physics Nobel laureates are immigrants http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/new-infographics-show-that-more-than-one-quarter-of-physics-nobel-laureates-are-immigrants/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/new-infographics-show-that-more-than-one-quarter-of-physics-nobel-laureates-are-immigrants/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:55:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13068 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/new-infographics-show-that-more-than-one-quarter-of-physics-nobel-laureates-are-immigrants/feed/ 9 The October 2015 issue of Physics World is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/the-october-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/10/01/the-october-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-out-now/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:13:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13036 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http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/29/maxwells-torch-arrives-in-birmingham-to-mark-international-year-of-light/feed/ 5 Carlo Rovelli discusses his ‘Seven Brief Lessons on Physics’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/29/carlo-rovelli-discusses-his-seven-brief-lessons-on-physics/ Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:38:22 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13057 Disaster-proof astronomy? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/28/disaster-proof-astronomy/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:51:41 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13054 Blood Moon at night, stargazers’ delight http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/28/blood-moon-at-night-stargazers-delight/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/28/blood-moon-at-night-stargazers-delight/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:05:28 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13042 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/28/blood-moon-at-night-stargazers-delight/feed/ 3 Our true place in the universe, an eclipse for insomniacs and how far the Chilean landmass moved last week http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/25/our-true-place-in-the-universe-an-eclipse-for-insomniacs-and-how-far-the-chilean-landmass-moved-last-week/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:57:00 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13037 Time to claim the Chilean prize http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/21/time-to-claim-the-chilean-prize/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/21/time-to-claim-the-chilean-prize/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:59:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13031 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/21/time-to-claim-the-chilean-prize/feed/ 3 Black-hole Sun, ticking clocks, coffee-stain avalanches and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/18/black-hole-sun-ticking-clocks-coffee-stain-avalanches-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/18/black-hole-sun-ticking-clocks-coffee-stain-avalanches-and-more/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:26:14 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13027 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/18/black-hole-sun-ticking-clocks-coffee-stain-avalanches-and-more/feed/ 2 Physics World special report on Mexico is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/16/physics-world-special-report-on-mexico-is-out-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/16/physics-world-special-report-on-mexico-is-out-now/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:31:00 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13021 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/16/physics-world-special-report-on-mexico-is-out-now/feed/ 1 Dismaland physics, laboratory photowalks and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/11/dismaland-physics-laboratory-photowalks-and-more/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:27:35 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13017 Friction between the sheets http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/09/friction-between-the-sheets/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/09/friction-between-the-sheets/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:37:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=13014 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/09/friction-between-the-sheets/feed/ 2 Whisky in space, methane-capturing coffee, conference disasters and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/04/whisky-in-space-methane-capturing-coffee-conference-disasters-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/04/whisky-in-space-methane-capturing-coffee-conference-disasters-and-more/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:39:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12997 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/04/whisky-in-space-methane-capturing-coffee-conference-disasters-and-more/feed/ 1 Playing the cosmic piano http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/03/playing-the-cosmic-piano/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/03/playing-the-cosmic-piano/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:25:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12989 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/03/playing-the-cosmic-piano/feed/ 4 The September 2015 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/01/the-september-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/01/the-september-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:17:29 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12972 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/09/01/the-september-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/feed/ 2 Chocolate dynamics, recycling urine, the hipster-physicist look and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/28/chocolate-dynamics-recycling-urine-the-hipster-physicist-look-and-more/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:53:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12961 Keep it brief http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/26/keep-it-brief/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/26/keep-it-brief/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:23:29 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12944 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/26/keep-it-brief/feed/ 3 Queer in STEM, an astronomy rumpus and the heat from a fan http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/21/queer-in-stem-an-astronomy-rumpus-and-the-heat-from-a-fan/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:23:19 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12915 How to treat your inner geek http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/20/how-to-treat-your-inner-geek/ Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:35:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12905 Moving meridians, Stradivarius violins, sunspots and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/14/moving-meridians-stradivarius-violins-sunspots-and-more/ Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:09:49 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12894 How flowing galaxies revealed the immensity of the Laniakea Supercluster http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/13/how-flowing-galaxies-revealed-the-immensity-of-the-laniakea-supercluster/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/13/how-flowing-galaxies-revealed-the-immensity-of-the-laniakea-supercluster/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:33:57 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12881 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/13/how-flowing-galaxies-revealed-the-immensity-of-the-laniakea-supercluster/feed/ 3 Physics World 2015 Focus on Vacuum Technology is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/12/physics-world-2015-focus-on-vacuum-technology-is-out-now/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:17:00 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12868 US scientists praise nuclear deal with Iran http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/11/us-scientists-praise-nuclear-deal-with-iran/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/11/us-scientists-praise-nuclear-deal-with-iran/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:56:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12853 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/11/us-scientists-praise-nuclear-deal-with-iran/feed/ 1 Quantum mechanics in a cup of coffee, hamming it up to the space station, the laws of political physics and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/quantum-mechanics-in-a-cup-of-coffee-hamming-it-up-to-the-space-station-the-laws-of-political-physics-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/quantum-mechanics-in-a-cup-of-coffee-hamming-it-up-to-the-space-station-the-laws-of-political-physics-and-more/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:58:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12843 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/quantum-mechanics-in-a-cup-of-coffee-hamming-it-up-to-the-space-station-the-laws-of-political-physics-and-more/feed/ 2 How far away can you see light from a candle? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/how-far-away-can-you-see-light-from-a-candle/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/how-far-away-can-you-see-light-from-a-candle/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:00:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12828 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/how-far-away-can-you-see-light-from-a-candle/feed/ 5 Browsing the Milky Way at the IAU General Assembly in Honolulu http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/07/browsing-the-milky-way-at-the-iau-general-assembly-in-honolulu/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 09:37:45 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12817 Kai‘aleleiaka]]> Re-examining the decision to bomb Hiroshima http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/06/re-examining-the-decision-to-bomb-hiroshima/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/06/re-examining-the-decision-to-bomb-hiroshima/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:48:58 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12801 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/08/06/re-examining-the-decision-to-bomb-hiroshima/feed/ 11 Faraday explodes in court, NIST is entangled in dance, and Oliver Sacks’ periodic table http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/faraday-explodes-in-court-nist-is-entangled-in-dance-and-oliver-sacks-periodic-table/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/faraday-explodes-in-court-nist-is-entangled-in-dance-and-oliver-sacks-periodic-table/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:59:17 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12786 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/faraday-explodes-in-court-nist-is-entangled-in-dance-and-oliver-sacks-periodic-table/feed/ 2 The August 2015 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/the-august-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/the-august-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:00:08 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12745 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/31/the-august-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/feed/ 1 Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam was a ‘scientist and a statesman’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/30/former-indian-president-apj-abdul-kalam-was-a-scientist-and-a-statesman/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/30/former-indian-president-apj-abdul-kalam-was-a-scientist-and-a-statesman/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:01:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12777 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/30/former-indian-president-apj-abdul-kalam-was-a-scientist-and-a-statesman/feed/ 4 The Magnus effect in action, destroying the world, an astrophysicist camps out in Manchester and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/24/the-magnus-effect-in-action-destroying-the-world-an-astrophysicist-camps-out-in-manchester-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/24/the-magnus-effect-in-action-destroying-the-world-an-astrophysicist-camps-out-in-manchester-and-more/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:09:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12757 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/24/the-magnus-effect-in-action-destroying-the-world-an-astrophysicist-camps-out-in-manchester-and-more/feed/ 9 The search for alien life gathers pace http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/23/the-search-for-alien-life-gathers-pace/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/23/the-search-for-alien-life-gathers-pace/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:33:05 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12748 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/23/the-search-for-alien-life-gathers-pace/feed/ 4 Balancing bicycles, looking back on Trinity, pricing up Pluto and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/17/balancing-bicycles-looking-back-on-trinity-pricing-up-pluto-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/17/balancing-bicycles-looking-back-on-trinity-pricing-up-pluto-and-more/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:02:51 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12735 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/17/balancing-bicycles-looking-back-on-trinity-pricing-up-pluto-and-more/feed/ 1 The STEM jobs paradox rumbles on http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/16/the-stem-jobs-paradox-rumbles-on/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/16/the-stem-jobs-paradox-rumbles-on/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:49:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12691 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/16/the-stem-jobs-paradox-rumbles-on/feed/ 1 Solarquest, Pluto and the importance of New Horizons http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/15/solarquest-pluto-and-the-importance-of-new-horizons/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/15/solarquest-pluto-and-the-importance-of-new-horizons/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 11:28:36 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12719 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/15/solarquest-pluto-and-the-importance-of-new-horizons/feed/ 2 Pluto fly-by: New Horizons sails past cold, distant world http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/14/pluto-fly-by-new-horizons-sails-past-cold-distant-world/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:19:32 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12701 Settling scientific disputes in public http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/14/settling-scientific-disputes-in-public/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/14/settling-scientific-disputes-in-public/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:55:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12693 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/14/settling-scientific-disputes-in-public/feed/ 9 ILC Science Club, science fiction versus science fact and siblings in physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/10/ilc-science-club-science-fiction-versus-science-fact-and-siblings-in-physics/ Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:08:09 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12684 Sandpit physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/09/sandpit-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/09/sandpit-physics/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:30:11 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12677 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/09/sandpit-physics/feed/ 3 Shorter queues for taxiing planes? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/07/shorter-queues-for-taxiing-planes/ Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:27:31 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12668 The trebuchet challenge, the physics of ketchup bottles plus sage advice for budding science-fiction writers http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/03/the-trebuchet-challenge-the-physics-of-ketchup-bottles-plus-sage-advice-for-budding-science-fiction-writers/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/03/the-trebuchet-challenge-the-physics-of-ketchup-bottles-plus-sage-advice-for-budding-science-fiction-writers/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:46:47 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12660 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/03/the-trebuchet-challenge-the-physics-of-ketchup-bottles-plus-sage-advice-for-budding-science-fiction-writers/feed/ 1 The July 2015 issue of Physics World is now out http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/the-july-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/the-july-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:15:30 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12641 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/the-july-2015-issue-of-physics-world-is-now-out/feed/ 4 Rachid Ouyed talks about quark novae and the quark stars they could produce http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/rachid-ouyed-talks-about-quark-novae-and-the-quark-stars-they-could-produce/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/rachid-ouyed-talks-about-quark-novae-and-the-quark-stars-they-could-produce/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:29:04 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12652 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/07/01/rachid-ouyed-talks-about-quark-novae-and-the-quark-stars-they-could-produce/feed/ 6 A galaxy for a Galáctico and astronomers weigh in on a famous kiss http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/26/a-galaxy-for-a-galactico-and-astronomers-weigh-in-on-a-famous-kiss/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/26/a-galaxy-for-a-galactico-and-astronomers-weigh-in-on-a-famous-kiss/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:07:43 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12633 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/26/a-galaxy-for-a-galactico-and-astronomers-weigh-in-on-a-famous-kiss/feed/ 1 Agreeing to disagree at the next Convergence conference http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/agreeing-to-disagree-at-the-next-convergence-conference/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/agreeing-to-disagree-at-the-next-convergence-conference/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:15:43 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12617 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/agreeing-to-disagree-at-the-next-convergence-conference/feed/ 11 First image of a black hole expected a year from now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/first-image-of-a-black-hole-expected-a-year-from-now/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/first-image-of-a-black-hole-expected-a-year-from-now/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:15:18 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12620 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/first-image-of-a-black-hole-expected-a-year-from-now/feed/ 5 The ins and outs of black holes and a new way of thinking about general relativity http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/the-ins-and-outs-of-black-holes-and-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-general-relativity/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/the-ins-and-outs-of-black-holes-and-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-general-relativity/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 07:00:13 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12584 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/25/the-ins-and-outs-of-black-holes-and-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-general-relativity/feed/ 3 Women in graphene http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/24/women-in-graphene/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:08:16 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12607 Nergis Mavalvala on the upcoming Advanced LIGO run http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/24/nergis-mavalvala-on-the-upcoming-advanced-ligo-run/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/24/nergis-mavalvala-on-the-upcoming-advanced-ligo-run/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 01:02:31 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12574 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/24/nergis-mavalvala-on-the-upcoming-advanced-ligo-run/feed/ 2 Taking a peek inside the UK’s National Graphene Institute http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/taking-a-peek-inside-the-uks-national-graphene-institute/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:59:56 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12564 What do strange metals and black holes have in common? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/what-do-strange-metals-and-black-holes-have-in-common/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/what-do-strange-metals-and-black-holes-have-in-common/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:24:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12561 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/what-do-strange-metals-and-black-holes-have-in-common/feed/ 1 Maria Spiropulu talks about multiple Higgs beyond the Standard Model http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/maria-spiropulu-talks-about-multiple-higgs-beyond-the-standard-model/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/maria-spiropulu-talks-about-multiple-higgs-beyond-the-standard-model/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:44:26 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12551 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/23/maria-spiropulu-talks-about-multiple-higgs-beyond-the-standard-model/feed/ 1 Why converge? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/22/why-converge/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/22/why-converge/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2015 23:43:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12539 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/22/why-converge/feed/ 25 Converging streams, secret science and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/19/converging-streams-secret-science-and-more/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:27:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12532 Busting dust deep underground in SNOLAB http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/18/busting-dust-deep-underground-in-snolab/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:19:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12521 The physics of Alzheimer’s disease http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/18/the-physics-of-alzheimers-disease/ Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:35:15 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12516 Muzzling scientists leads to mistrust of government says physicist MP http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/17/muzzling-scientists-leads-to-mistrust-of-government-says-physicist-mp/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:59:33 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12505 Physics World 2015 Focus on Optics & Photonics is out now http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/17/physics-world-2015-focus-on-optics-photonics-is-out-now/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:11:48 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12498 Debating warp bubbles and quark novae over beer and samosas http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/debating-warp-bubbles-and-quark-novae-over-beer-and-samosas/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/debating-warp-bubbles-and-quark-novae-over-beer-and-samosas/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:26:50 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12490 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/debating-warp-bubbles-and-quark-novae-over-beer-and-samosas/feed/ 5 Lament for ‘the reactor that can do everything’ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/lament-for-the-reactor-that-can-do-everything/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/lament-for-the-reactor-that-can-do-everything/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:27:29 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12482 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/16/lament-for-the-reactor-that-can-do-everything/feed/ 3 ‘Physics across Canada’ tour kicks off in Edmonton http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/15/physics-across-canada-tour-kicks-off-in-edmonton/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:50:39 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12473 Space Station vacancy, lead balloons on the fly and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/12/space-station-vacancy-lead-balloons-on-the-fly-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/12/space-station-vacancy-lead-balloons-on-the-fly-and-more/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:38:03 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12457 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/12/space-station-vacancy-lead-balloons-on-the-fly-and-more/feed/ 1 Success, failure and women in physics http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/10/success-failure-and-women-in-physics/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/10/success-failure-and-women-in-physics/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:04:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12450 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/10/success-failure-and-women-in-physics/feed/ 10 Is dark energy becoming marginalized? http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/08/is-dark-energy-becoming-marginalized/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/08/is-dark-energy-becoming-marginalized/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:25:35 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12438 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/08/is-dark-energy-becoming-marginalized/feed/ 20 Getting into the mind of Maxwell http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/08/getting-into-the-mind-of-maxwell/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/06/08/getting-into-the-mind-of-maxwell/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:50:12 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12410 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2015 14:42:01 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12273 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/23/on-top-of-the-volcano-part-two/feed/ 3 On top of the volcano – part one http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/23/on-top-of-the-volcano-part-one/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/23/on-top-of-the-volcano-part-one/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 14:18:55 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12277 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/23/on-top-of-the-volcano-part-one/feed/ 1 The Dark Matter Garden, gravitational atoms, boys and girls with toys, and more http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/22/the-dark-matter-garden-gravitational-atoms-boys-and-girls-with-toys-and-more/ http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/22/the-dark-matter-garden-gravitational-atoms-boys-and-girls-with-toys-and-more/#comments Fri, 22 May 2015 16:01:42 +0000 http://blog.physicsworld.com/?p=12253 http://blog.physicsworld.com/2015/05/22/the-dark-matter-garden-gravitational-atoms-boys-and-girls-with-toys-and-more/feed/ 3 Creating 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