Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious i
This year, 2023, marks the half-way point to the 2030 deadline for achieving the 17 Sustainable Dev
Energy accounts for more than three-quarters of our greenhouse gas emissions globally each year. Th
In recent weeks the astrophysics community has been buzzing following the discovery that the univer
Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel who died earlier this year, is famous for forecasting a conti
When discussing the capabilities of the latest AI chatbots, a physicist may argue: “Okay, they’re i
If you were awarded $3m prize money for your scientific excellence and hard graft, would you give i
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are set to play a key role in the transition to a decarbonized world.
When pioneering musicians such as Kraftwerk and Brian Eno began experimenting with synthesizers and
A new film Space, Hope and Charity tells the story of Charity Woodrum, an astrophysicist whose chil
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently made history by selecting John McFall – an amputee, Paraly
Long-term listeners will know that the December episode of Physics World Stories is a celebration o
This month’s episode of the Physics World Stories podcast looks in depth at the science behind the
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is about to kick off in Qatar, with millions of football fans across the pl
Researchers in the United Kingdom are facing an uncertain future, due to a political spat about the
A small alien creature crash lands on Earth before striking up a rapport with a boy. Sound familiar
Everyone knew something big was coming. Students had camped outside CERN’s designated seminar hall
From windows and bottles, to optical fibres and solar cells, glass is an incredibly versatile mater
Science benefits enormously from supercomputing, which enables researchers to process vast amounts
One of longest-running physics jokes is that, despite numerous promising breakthroughs, practical n
From Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” concertos to the Beatles’ “Blackbird” – m
