New research explains previous contradictory observations in terms of “topological blocking”, which may occur in other ...

Patient with rare cancer is the first in the US to be treated with highly accurate step-and-shoot proton arc therapy ...

In the third of our series of truly weird quantum effects, Maria Violaris investigates the paradoxical delayed-choice quantum eraser “Welcome to this special issue of Physics World, marking the 200th ...

A wearable navigation assistance system combines visual, audio and haptic senses to assist visually impaired people with ...

Jonte Hance reveals why they stopped reviewing and submitting articles to for-profit publishers ...

We begin on Mars, where NASA’s Perseverance Rover has made the first observation of an aurora from the surface of the Red ...

Antimicrobial efficacy SEM images of steel surfaces inoculated with bacteria show a large bacterial concentration on surfaces painted with control epoxy resin (left) and little to no bacteria on those ...

Subtle quantum effects within atomic nuclei can dramatically affect how some nuclei break apart. By studying 100 isotopes ...

Cyril Hilsum, a former president of the Institute of Physics (IOP), celebrated his 100th birthday last week at a special ...