Features

Thought provoking articles from physics.org, putting a different spin on physics.

Where is that draught coming from?

Where is that draught coming from?

26/04/2013

What can do to control the flow of air in our houses?


The rise and fall of voice

The rise and fall of voice

17/12/2012

How useful is it for computers to understand the words you say?


Alarms and Sirens

Alarms and Sirens

22/10/2012

Do you look in the wrong direction when you hear a siren? Find out how scientists are working to improve them.


Under Sunveillance

Under Sunveillance

05/09/2012

Could you live without your phone? You might
have to if extreme space weather heads our way.


Listening to stars twinkle

Listening to stars twinkle

02/07/2012

What can eavesdropping on stars tell you? Find out how stars are revealing their inner secrets through sound.


Nobel-prize winning accidents

Nobel-prize winning accidents

17/04/2012

Would you be able to recognise the discovery of a lifetime?


Your life on Mars

Your life on Mars

10/02/2012

Could you do with an extra 40 minutes each day? Find out what it would be like to live on Mars.


Quantum criminals

Quantum criminals

21/10/2011

Quantum computers promise to perform wonders, but what would happen if they fell into the wrong hands?


Molecular gastronomy comes home

Molecular gastronomy comes home

25/08/2011

Mix one part science to one part haute cuisine, add a good pinch of liquid nitrogen, et voila, it’s molecular gastronomy.


The Radioactive Orchestra

The Radioactive Orchestra

13/07/2011

Ever heard the sound of an atom decaying? Meet the orchestra whose musicians are radioactive isotopes.