Philip Ball looks at how a little-known paper by Niels Bohr demonstrates the turmoil in physics on the brink of quantum ...

If you're a postdoc who wants to nail down that permanent faculty position, it's wise to publish a highly cited paper after ...

Materials such as concrete containing carbonate-based aggregates, bio-based plastics and biochar could sequester more than 16 ...

A tactile sensor based on an optical fibre ring resonator helps blind or partially sighted people interact seamlessly with ...

This makes it hard to counter misinformation. As the authors tactfully conclude: “Outrage-evoking misinformation may be ...

Combining microbeam radiotherapy with targeted radiosensitizers could treat tumours while sparing normal brain tissues ...

Two independent teams in the US have demonstrated the potential of using the optical properties of nanocrystals to create ...

After many countries, including the UK, Ireland and the US, went to the polls in 2024, the start of 2025 will see governments ...

Heisenberg, who would later win the Nobel Prize for Physics, famously came up with quantum mechanics on a two-week vacation ...

Mark Whalley argues that a physics education builds valuable skills, but not for the reasons often given to students ...

EAST is an experimental superconducting tokamak fusion device located in Hefei, China. Operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics (AISPP) at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science, it began ...

It’s not every day that a well-known author writes a physics paper. But George R R Martin, who is best known for his Song of ...