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Physics on the big screen
Films about Stephen Hawking and the universe grace screens this summer
New portrait of Peter Higgs unveiled
Royal Society of Edinburgh commissions painting to commemorate Higgs discovery
Read article: Sounding out the Sun
Sounding out the Sun
Introducing a new work of art called a solar wind chime
Read article: Measuring culture
Measuring culture
Physicists can measure objects but, asks Robert P Crease, can they measure values too?
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A novel about general relativity and a book about Sherlock Holmes's scientific side, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Book of the Year 2012
Book of the Year 2012
Find out which book tops our list of the year's best popular-physics titles
Read article: Physics and painting
Physics and painting
Robert P Crease looks at how physics has influenced several artistic movements
Read article: The physics of sport – readers’ pictures
The physics of sport – readers’ pictures
A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge
Read article: The science of Prometheus
The science of Prometheus
A collection of essays by the cosmopolitan chemist Roald Hoffmann, reviewed by Seymour Mauskopf
