Read article: Plasmas have healing powers
Plasmas have healing powers
Low-temperature ions can sterilize hands and wounds
Read article: Plasmas have healing powers
Read article: Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Laser recreates X-rays emitted by a black hole
Lab-based experiment could further our understanding of black holes and neutron stars
Read article: Of gluons, atoms and strings
Of gluons, atoms and strings
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as
Read article: The power of robotics
The power of robotics
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
Read article: More than wishful thinking
More than wishful thinking
The great vision of fusion power — harnessing the energy source of the stars for the good of people on Earth — is and has always been a highly attractive one. The history of fusion researc...
Read article: Doing science in the open
Doing science in the open
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
Read article: Web life: Hyperphysics
Web life: Hyperphysics
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites fea...
Read article: In search of the black swans
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: Web life: The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience
Web life: The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience
Explore the physics of fusion through interactive games on a simulated tokamak
Read article: Fusion ambassador
Fusion ambassador
From boss of the CERN particle-physics lab to head of the UK’s fusion programme, Chris Llewellyn Smith has held some of the top jobs in physics. He talks to Michael Banks a...
