Features
Thought provoking articles from physics.org, putting a different spin on physics.
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
17/12/2012
How useful is it for computers to understand the words you say?
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
05/09/2012
Could you live without your phone? You might
have to if extreme space weather heads our way.
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
17/04/2012
Would you be able to recognise the discovery of a lifetime?
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
21/10/2011
Quantum computers promise to perform wonders, but what would happen if they fell into the wrong hands?
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
13/07/2011
Ever heard the sound of an atom decaying? Meet the orchestra whose musicians are radioactive isotopes.