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Physics World Weekly offers a unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community. Our award-winning journalists reveal what has captured their imaginations about the stories in the news this week, which

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Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed

Posted December 2, 2021 • 00:35:33

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, the science writer Philip Ball...

Materials science conserves 500-year-old warship, new gravitational-wave discoveries by LIGO–Virgo

Posted November 25, 2021 • 00:45:11

In 1545 the English warship Mary Rose sank in a battle off the south coast of England and was raised more than 400 years later. The ship and...

Clever aerodynamics makes owls silent hunters, why 2025 should be the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

Posted November 18, 2021 • 00:40:48

Owls mostly hunt at night when background noise levels can be low and potential prey have a better chance of hearing danger approaching. As a result,...