Read article: Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
New technique generates X-ray diffraction images of single viruses
Read article: Shedding light on life
Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike
Radiation reflected by the skin could potentially reveal a person’s emotional state
Read article: Lab architecture
Robert P Crease looks at good and bad examples of lab design: do you agree with his choices?
Read article: Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light
Technique produces shortest wavelengths for a FEL
Read article: Holography gets smart
Exploring the potential of holograms that can respond
Prototype scanner could identify tissue types
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
