Read article: Physics helps to model online terrorist activity
Physics helps to model online terrorist activity
Feature in the March issue of Physics World investigates the dark side of social media
Read article: Physics helps to model online terrorist activity
Read article: The dark side of social media
The dark side of social media
Neil Johnson explains how physics can be used to find groups supporting terror, extremism and hate on social media
Read article: Gravitational waves could reveal the birth of a quark star
Gravitational waves could reveal the birth of a quark star
Simulations uncover signatures in gravitational-wave spectra of a postulated phase transition in neutron star mergers
Read article: People acting as ‘game changers’ could calm panicked crowds, simulation reveals
People acting as ‘game changers’ could calm panicked crowds, simulation reveals
Agents in key locations could restore the orderly flow of people
Read article: Know your boundaries to progress materials science
Know your boundaries to progress materials science
As materials science reaps sustained rewards from focusing on interfaces, researchers can now access a technical note to guide them through modelling these systems
Read article: Studying impossible systems with analogues
Studying impossible systems with analogues
Some experiments just can't be done, so scientists turn to analogues. Matthew Francis discusses how these simpler systems can be used to study the complex
Read article: ‘Invisible anchors’ trap particles in pipe junctions
‘Invisible anchors’ trap particles in pipe junctions
Simulations reveal how objects get stuck even though fluid flows freely
Read article: New knit theory could help make smart self-folding materials
New knit theory could help make smart self-folding materials
Model describes how individual stiches in a knitted fabric behave when stretched
Read article: Physicists explain why clothes do not fall apart
Physicists explain why clothes do not fall apart
Strengthening phase transition spotted in spun fibres
Read article: Swarm science
Swarm science
Understanding collective behaviour in midges could lead to human applications
