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Breaking boundaries: physicist bags 2022 economics Nobel

In the run up to this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics we published a series of blogs that looked at physicists who have won...

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Art, science and the Anthropocene: tales of life on a warming planet

In Works and Days by the Ancient Greek poet Hesiod, a vengeful Zeus contrives to punish humanity for acquiring the gift of fire from...

Academics worked longer hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds study

Burnt out: study finds that longer work week has become part of “new normal” in academia, potentially compounding stress (courtesy: iStock/SDI-Productions) Academics in all...

Hertha Ayrton: pioneering inventor and suffragette

Physicist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and suffragette – Hertha Ayrton was many things at a time when women were expected to simply keep house and...

Staying grounded: are shoes the most dangerous human invention?

There are many websites out there that list “the world’s most dangerous inventions”, but one in particular has caught my eye. So, what creation...

Roasting New Mexico chile with a solar concentrator, “Diamond: The Game” simulates research at a synchrotron lab

Roasted chile is a culinary specialty of New Mexico that is made by roasting the red and green chilli peppers that are grown in...

Building a science centre that will inspire local communities, musing over first lines in science books

Many physicists are keen to share their enthusiasm for science with the public, and this often involves participating in events at different venues across...

The unique universe of Satyajit Ray

Taken from the August 2022 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World...

From tick tock to TikTok: how humans keep track of time

Taken from the August 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "As time goes by". Members of the Institute of...

Falling rockets pose increasing danger to human life, study reveals

The risk to people on the ground of being killed by the uncontrolled descent of a rocket stage is increasing, with legislation urgently needed...

Opening gambits: why first sentences in science are just so hard

Catching a reader’s attention is a fine art when it comes to popular-science books, finds Matin Durrani I’m having trouble knowing how to start this...

The first-sentence challenge

Taken from the August 2022 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World...

Neutrino detectors could monitor treaty compliance by nuclear submarines

Two neutrino physicists in the US have proposed a novel way to detect the presence of weapons-grade uranium in nuclear-powered submarines without entering their...

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