Read article: Zombie physics
Zombie physics
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
Read article: Zombie physics
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Web life: The Physics Mill
Web life: The Physics Mill
Can’t get enough gravitational waves? Check out Jonah Miller’s blog about numerical relativity for an in-depth look at their theoretical side
Read article: ‘Choreographic crystals’ have all the right moves
‘Choreographic crystals’ have all the right moves
Motion and position make satellite swarms highly symmetric
Read article: Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Experiment shows how information can be used to run a refrigerator
Read article: Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Physics-based algorithm could design computer memories, proteins and much more
Read article: Trafficking in big ideas
Trafficking in big ideas
Siobhan Roberts’ “unflinchingly honest” biography of John Horton Conway sets Arthur I Miller reflecting on the way mathematical geniuses think
Read article: Revealing the hidden connection between pi and Bohr’s hydrogen model
Revealing the hidden connection between pi and Bohr’s hydrogen model
Pre-Newtonian derivation of pi found while calculating hydrogen atom's energy levels
Read article: Physicists put the arrow of time under a quantum microscope
Physicists put the arrow of time under a quantum microscope
Entropy caused by quantum fluctuations measured at the molecular level
Read article: Who was Emmy Noether?
Who was Emmy Noether?
Ruth Gregory introduces the life and work of this pioneering German mathematician
