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The biographer who inspired Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Oppenheimer
This episode of the Physics World Stories podcast features an interview with Kai Bird, co-author of the book that inspired the recent blockbuster fil…
2 years, 5 months ago
Physics for fairness: tackling global sustainability challenges through science
This year, 2023, marks the half-way point to the 2030 deadline for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent global developments…
2 years, 6 months ago
Green and novel: the future of energy generation
Energy accounts for more than three-quarters of our greenhouse gas emissions globally each year. That’s not surprising, given the role of energy in a…
2 years, 7 months ago
Our universe is humming with gravitational waves
In recent weeks the astrophysics community has been buzzing following the discovery that the universe appears to be filled with a background hum of g…
2 years, 8 months ago
Moore’s law in peril and the future of computing
Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel who died earlier this year, is famous for forecasting a continuous rise in the density of transistors that we …
2 years, 9 months ago
Will AI chatbots replace physicists?
When discussing the capabilities of the latest AI chatbots, a physicist may argue: “Okay, they’re impressive at regurgitating texts that sound increa…
2 years, 10 months ago
Cosmic generosity: a selfless investment in the future of physics
If you were awarded $3m prize money for your scientific excellence and hard graft, would you give it all away to strangers? That’s what the Northern …
2 years, 11 months ago
How can we make lithium-ion batteries more sustainable?
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are set to play a key role in the transition to a decarbonized world. They are one of the principal energy sources for e…
2 years, 11 months ago
Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics
When pioneering musicians such as Kraftwerk and Brian Eno began experimenting with synthesizers and digital samplers in the 1970s, it was considered …
3 years, 1 month ago
Finding solace in the stars
A new film Space, Hope and Charity tells the story of Charity Woodrum, an astrophysicist whose childhood dream of working for NASA was nearly deraile…
3 years, 2 months ago