7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (217+ words) Quiz of the week: At what temperature did researchers find a new critical point in water? Physics World - Enter password Show password Password field is now showing your password - Access more than 20 years of online content - Manage which e-mail newsletters…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (216+ words) The Summer School provides a comprehensive introduction to the role of 3 D printing in medical physics, with a particular focus on applications in radiotherapy. It is aimed at students (BSc, MSc, Ph D, MD) and young scientists with a background in…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (484+ words) Taking a closer look at these obstacles, the Institute of Physics (IOP) has published a new community perspective report entitled Medical Physics in the UK: Opportunities and Challenges. The report examines the barriers to translation and commercialization of medical physics…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (208+ words) The work was done by Grant Brodnik at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues. To address this challenge, Brodnik's team looked to the unique properties of tantala. A key feature of the material is that it…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (194+ words) The quantum-technology sector is burgeoning, but challenges remain when it comes to creating viable commercial products. While quantum sensors show great promise, some technologies rely on ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) " which is difficult to achieve in compact, portable devices. My guest…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (868+ words) I'm an online editor at Physics World. I write about applied physics research, and generally "fly the flag" for the practical and commercial side of physics within the Physics World team. I joined Physics World in 2008, shortly after completing my…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (545+ words) Almost 1400 people, including two Nobel laureates, have signed an open letter condemning the US/Israeli attacks on Iranian academic'institutions. The signatories call on the international community to "protect scientific infrastructure, defend academic life, and uphold the principle that knowledge-serving institutions…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (640+ words) Physicist and patent attorney Mark Saunders explains why intellectual property is crucial if we are to build a vibrant commercial quantum industry The quantum revolution is no longer a distant dream. It is unfolding right now, promising to shake up…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (225+ words) The researchers chose to explore states that are physically relevant across different areas of quantum physics, allowing them to probe entanglement patterns relevant to quantum simulation, communication and computation. In this sense, the system expands the experimental toolbox available to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (276+ words) The introduction of PET scans that can image more than one radiotracer simultaneously could revolutionize oncology by enabling the first truly biologically individualized radiotherapy, explains Ceoth'n Gormley. While modern radiotherapy techniques provide high-precision cancer treatment, cure rates for some advanced…...