Physics World Special Report: China 2019
This Physics World Special Report examines China’s Chang’e-4 mission to the far side of the Moon, which landed in the Von Kármán creator in the South Pole Aitken Basin. It also looks at how China is forging ahead in synchrotron science, notably through the construction of a major fourth-generation synchrotron radiation facility in Beijing. Meanwhile, find out how physicists in China are planning to build a massive new underground facility in the centre of the country to study gravitational waves and test Einstein’s general theory of relativity to an unprecedented precision.
Expand to full screen, bookmark pages or download to read offline using the icons beneath the screen. You can access the videos and audio clips if you read the emagazine online. Read it now
Or you can read selected content from the Physics World Special Report: China 2019 here
Exploring the far side
Peering into the past
Feynman’s ratchet is built at last using 19 optical tweezers
Want even more from Physics World?
Get more from Physics World without waiting for the next issue. The same great journalism, but delivered to you daily. Read updates on the latest research as soon as they happen and access 20 years of online content, organized across 13 dedicated scientific areas. Visit the homepage to start exploring.