Read article: Maths meets myths
Maths meets myths
Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders
Read article: Maths meets myths
Read article: Zombie physics
Zombie physics
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Web life: The Physics Mill
Web life: The Physics Mill
Can’t get enough gravitational waves? Check out Jonah Miller’s blog about numerical relativity for an in-depth look at their theoretical side
Read article: ‘Choreographic crystals’ have all the right moves
‘Choreographic crystals’ have all the right moves
Motion and position make satellite swarms highly symmetric
Read article: Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Experiment shows how information can be used to run a refrigerator
Read article: Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Physics-based algorithm could design computer memories, proteins and much more
Read article: Trafficking in big ideas
Trafficking in big ideas
Siobhan Roberts’ “unflinchingly honest” biography of John Horton Conway sets Arthur I Miller reflecting on the way mathematical geniuses think
Read article: Revealing the hidden connection between pi and Bohr’s hydrogen model
Revealing the hidden connection between pi and Bohr’s hydrogen model
Pre-Newtonian derivation of pi found while calculating hydrogen atom's energy levels
Read article: Physicists put the arrow of time under a quantum microscope
Physicists put the arrow of time under a quantum microscope
Entropy caused by quantum fluctuations measured at the molecular level
