Read article: Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics names new building after the Cambridge physicist
Read article: Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Read article: Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’
Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’
It's like the butterfly effect, but in a quantum system
Read article: Physicists watch as sand forms droplets
Physicists watch as sand forms droplets
High speed photography sheds light on ‘clustering’ in sand streams
Read article: The power of robotics
The power of robotics
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
Read article: Web life: Hyperphysics
Web life: Hyperphysics
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites fea...
Read article: Doing science in the open
Doing science in the open
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
Read article: Physicists have another go at Maxwell’s demon
Physicists have another go at Maxwell’s demon
'Trapdoor' for atoms created using lasers
Read article: Algorithm discovers physical laws
Algorithm discovers physical laws
Physicists show how scientific discovery can be partially automated
Read article: In search of the black swans
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: Journeys to greatness
Journeys to greatness
To practising physicists, the great equations of physics might seem obvious, logical and trivial. But to their discoverers, Robert P Crease argues, that was far from true
