New director at ICTP
Katepalli Sreenivasan will lead the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Per Bak 1948–2002
Danish physicist who helped to develop "self-organized criticality" dies
Beer paper wins Ig Nobel physics prize
A German physicist has received the 2002 Ig Nobel prize in physics
Defects combine to make perfect devices
Physicists have shown it is possible to make near-perfect devices from defective components
The physics of classical poetry
Statistical physics could shed light on two of the most famous poems of all time
Read article: Physicist scoops religion prize
Physicist scoops religion prize
John Polkinghorne wins £700 000 Templeton Prize
The physics of personal income
Condensed matter statistics shows that salary spread is a universal law
Spider-Man spins a web of contacts
The complex network that links characters in Marvel comics is no joke
Scrunched sheets resist pressure
The relationship between a crumpled sheet and the force applied to it is surprisingly complex
The quantum afterburner
‘Extra energy’ from heat engine powers laser
