physicsworld.com: in depth

Breaking through

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Those outside the mainstream can find it hard to make worthwhile scientific contributions

A gathering for Gardner

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Robert P Crease examines why mathematics popularizer Martin Gardner inspires so many different kinds of people

A quantum renaissance

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Markus Aspelmeyer and Anton Zeilinger on how technological advances let us readdress fundamental quantum puzzles

Dreaming in plastic

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Conducting polymers are triggering a whole host of new applications from ultrathin flexible laptops to watch-sized TVs

Symmetry's physical dimension

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Symmetry plays a vital role in physics, but could a bizarre 248D symmetry group called E8 really guide us to a theory of everything?

A cosmic conundrum

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Lincoln Wolfenstein explores the enduring mystery of matter–antimatter asymmetry

Blog life: Chris Lintott's Universe

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Chris Lintott on life co-presenting TV's The Sky at Night

Microscience 2008 offers a hands-on approach to microscopy

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:37:00 GMT

Workshops and Learning Zones will give delegates the chance to try out the latest instruments

Collaborations drive innovation at JEOL UK

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:44:42 GMT

Mike Hepburn, managing director of JEOL UK, tells Hamish Johnston how the firm and its customers have flourished by working together

Scanning electron microscopy rises to the challenges of the 21st century

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Long seen as a reliable workhorse, the scanning electron microscope also has a more exciting side. Debbie Stokes explains why a 'quiet revolution' is occurring in some SEM labs