A plan to use millions of smartphones to map out real-time variations in Earth’s ionosphere has been tested by researchers in the US. Developed by Brian Williams and colleagues at Google Research in ...

A fibrous composite foam employs the triboelectric effect and in situ electrical energy dissipation to absorb low-frequency ...

Ideas industry: a new report by the Institute of Physics finds an extra £4.5bn of extra funding for physics “deep tech” ...

The big names in physics to write for the volume include Martin Rees on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence across a century; Carlo Rovelli on scientific thinking across the centuries; and ...

More than 80 papers from North America have been recognized with a Top Cited Paper award for 2024 from IOP Publishing, which publishes Physics World. The prize is given to corresponding authors who ...

Universal boundary that distinguishes effective approximate error correction codes from ineffective ones turns out to be ...

Researchers in Switzerland have created a mechanical qubit using an acoustic wave resonator, marking a significant step ...

VolkVac Instruments makes lightweight UHV suitcases that are used to transport delicate samples long distances while under ...

Downsizing: about 325 people, representing roughly 5% of the lab’s employees, will be affected by the cuts (courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech) JPL, which the California Institute of Technology runs for NASA, ...

Heavy collisions Artist’s impression charged particle tracks streaming from a collision of two uranium nuclei overlaid on a sketch of the STAR detector at RHIC. The incoming uranium nuclei are shown ...

A new approach to low-level sourcing and measuring for material or device characterization This video examines the unique measurement capabilities of the modular M81-SSM synchronous source measure ...

Artemis Peck and Wendy Sadler explain that we need more initiatives to make sure queer people feel comfortable and welcome in science Open arms Targeted outreach to queer audiences could have a ...