physicsworld.com: in depth

Tales from a British physicist in Japan

Elizabeth Tasker — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Elizabeth Tasker details the good, the bad and the confusing of working as a physicist in Japan

Collecting books

Robert P Crease — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

A collection of physics books is being sold to the American Institute of Physics for $5m, as Robert P Crease finds out

Looking – into the future

Helen Gleeson — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

With age comes failing eyesight, but Helen Gleeson hopes her team’s research into liquid-crystal contact lenses that can switch focus may provide a solution

Building a firm foundation in vacuum technology

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:37:41 GMT

Sponsored article: One company's evolution from a small component manufacturer to a major supplier of precision vacuum equipment highlights the importance of expert knowledge for winning customer trust

Once a physicist: Anna Starkey

Tushna Commissariat — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Anna Starkey is the creative director of We The Curious – an interactive science centre in Bristol, UK

Of graphs and giggles

Tushna Commissariat — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

With their topical jokes, flaming antics and solid science, Just for Graphs is sure to delight nerds, non-nerds and everyone in-between, says Tushna Commissariat

The long road to Mars

Stephen Ornes — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Stephen Ornes explores the technological and physiological challenges facing scientists as they endeavour to get humans to the red planet by the 2030s

Boldly going to a galaxy far, far away

Andrew Glester — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Treknology and The Physics of Star Wars offer a fascinating and entertaining ride through the science and fiction of these two complimentary franchises, writes Andrew Glester

The business of physics

James McKenzie — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

In this new series of columns, James McKenzie explores the value and relevance of physicists to industry

Sounding out swarms

Jennifer Ouellette — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Swarms of midges exhibit many of the unusual characteristics of collective behaviour. Jennifer Ouellette meets one physicist who studies them with sound