Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Read article: Shifty constants
Shifty constants
Do some constants need fixing? Robert P Crease relays your suggestions, though he finds that concerns over SI units arouse still more passion
…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Read article: Two decades and counting…
Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
Superfluids point to the origin of ‘monster’ ocean waves
Researchers say wave energy can cascade towards long wavelengths
Read article: Fitting food for physics
Fitting food for physics
Social physicists try to understand why national dishes endure
Seeking an African Einstein
New centre for maths and computer science opens in Nigeria as part of plan to find the "next Einstein" in Africa
Read article: Rising cost of oil ‘due to speculation’
Rising cost of oil ‘due to speculation’
Statistical physics-based study implies growing demand cannot account entirely for trend
Read article: Polar vortex replicated in a bucket
Polar vortex replicated in a bucket
Researchers make triangular, square and other polygonal vortices appear in swirling water
