Read article: The physics of El Niño
The physics of El Niño
Every few years the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean warms up around the equator and plays havoc with the climate on several continents. Why does this happen?
Read article: The physics of El Niño
Read article: A new spin on nuclei
A new spin on nuclei
Magnetic rotation is a new phenomenon that is forcing physicists to rethink their understanding of what goes on inside the nucleus
Read article: The physics of football
The physics of football
No-one forgets a great goal in football. As players from 32 countries prepare for the 1998 World Cup in France, find out how top footballers strike the ball to maximum effect
Read article: Protein crystallography: the human genome in 3-D
Protein crystallography: the human genome in 3-D
Developments in X-ray crystallography and progress in the production of good-quality protein crystals are leading to important advances in our knowledge of protein structure and function
Read article: Gamma-ray bursts
Gamma-ray bursts
The discovery of visible light from gamma-ray bursts has revealed that these puzzling objects lie among the most distant quasars and galaxies in the universe
Read article: Fundamentals of quantum information
Fundamentals of quantum information
The laws of quantum mechanics can be used to process and transmit information in ways that are not possible with existing systems, Anton Zeilinger says
Read article: Paul Dirac: the purest soul in physics
Paul Dirac: the purest soul in physics
Paul Dirac published the first of his papers on "The Quantum Theory of the Electron" 70 years ago this month. The Dirac equation, derived in those papers, is one of the most important equations in phy...
Read article: Light emission moves into the blue
Light emission moves into the blue
Shuji Nakamura describes the advances that enabled his group to develop blue light-emitting diodes and lasers
Read article: Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes
Theory suggests that carbon nanotubes have a variety of useful properties, and experiments to test these predictions are just becoming possible
Read article: Neutrons for the future
Neutrons for the future
If plans to build the European Spallation Source are successful it will be the world's most powerful neutron source and will revolutionize many areas of experimental science
