Van Dishoeck talks about some of the key unanswered questions in astrochemistry, including how complex molecules form on the tiny specks of dust in interstellar space. We chat about the recent growth ...

Small levitating platforms that can stay airborne indefinitely at very high altitudes have been developed by researchers in the US and Brazil. Using photophoresis, the devices could be adapted to ...

Hybrid copper-halide-based emitters promise the best of both worlds, being both non-toxic and stable. They are also inexpensive, with tuneable optical properties and a high luminescence efficiency, ...

Travis Humble is director of the Quantum Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, US – which is run by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The centre links the capabilities ...

This episode of Physics World Stories explores a new book that restores women to the early history of quantum mechanics ...

Jonathan Edwards, who originally studied physics at Durham University, still holds the men’s world record for the triple-jump. Edwards broke the record twice on 7 August 1995 at the World Athletics ...

Ice slingshot PhD student Jack Tapocik sets up ice on an engineered surface in the lab of Jonathan Boreyko. (Courtesy: Alex Parrish/Virginia Tech) Researchers in the US are first to show how a melting ...

A seismic detector in your pocket: This map shows the global distribution of earthquakes detected and alerted. (Courtesy: Google) The global network of Android smartphones makes a useful earthquake ...

A team of researchers from the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, China, have developed a new framework for modelling strongly correlated topological insulators A material's band structure can ...

Driven by global warming The researchers identified which factors influence the jet stream in the southern hemisphere. (Courtesy: Leipzig University/Office for University Communications) An ...

Dark exciton control: Researchers assemble a large cryostat in an experimental physics laboratory, preparing for ultra-low temperature experiments with quantum dots on a semiconductor chip. (Courtesy: ...

Leading light: Michele Dougherty will succeed Martin Rees as the next Astronomer Royal (courtesy: Imperial College London) The space scientist Michele Dougherty from Imperial College London has been ...