When most of the world was dealing with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which forced lockdowns and an intense effort to...

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...

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

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...

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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...

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

Taken from the July 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Tracks of my tears". Members of the Institute of...

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