3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (327+ words) I'm an online editor at Physics World. I write about applied physics research, and generally "fly the flag" for the practical and commercial side of physics within the Physics World team. I joined Physics World in 2008, shortly after completing my…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (370+ words) Scientists in the US have unveiled a new machine-learning tool that, they claim, can identify disruptive scientific breakthroughs. They say their method, which assesses how much a paper reshapes its field, is better than other techniques at spotting such disruptions…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (156+ words) Proteins owe their shape-shifting character to a series of complex interactions that take place between two or more molecules. These supramolecular interactions, as they are known, allow proteins to adapt their properties " and therefore their functions " as needed. Water plays…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (232+ words) Lorna Brigham is a Scientific Editor at IOP Publishing. She holds a Master's degree in Chemistry and completed her Ph D at the University of Sussex, where she specialised in photovoltaic materials. Lorna joined the Reports on Progress in Physics…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (684+ words) James Dacey reviews The Elements of Power: a Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth by Nicolas Niarchos In a book about batteries, you might not expect the author to be detained by Congolese secret police…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (363+ words) To understand the atomic interactions taking place at solid'liquid interfaces, researchers will often start by sandwiching liquid samples between pairs of transparent films. In most cases, they will then use transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to create atomic-scale images of these…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (514+ words) Researchers in France have developed a novel method to investigate how pollen is dispersed from trees when the wind blows " paving the way for new approaches to urban planning that could help alleviate the symptoms of seasonal hay fever. A…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (413+ words) Stoichiometric iron telluride is a superconductor: magnetic mystery is solved'Physics World - Enter password Show password Password field is now showing your password - Access more than 20 years of online content - Manage which e-mail newsletters you want to receive - Read about the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (220+ words) Individual black hole collisions have been observed by the LVK, which allows us to determine the rates of those collisions happening across the universe, explains study leader Bryce Cousins, who is at Illinois. "Based on those rates, we expect there…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (283+ words) I am an online editor for Physics World. I write and commission articles for the medical physics, and biophysics and bioengineering sections of the website. I did a Ph D in molecular physics at Leeds University, followed by a postdoc…...