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How scientific publishers are fighting back against fraudulent papermills

The dark side of science The demand on researchers to publish has increased the temptation for some scholars to cut corners and take risks to get published. (Courtesy: iStock/Martin Philip) On 17 April...

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Illuminating, beautiful and disturbing: a photographic record of the Trinity...

One does not simply walk into the Trinity test site. Although the radioactivity from the world’s first atomic explosion has mostly dissipated over the past 81 years, the gates to this real-life Mordor...

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Quiz of the week: how long could a lunar city survive?

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: how long could a lunar city survive? appeared first on Physics World.

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Belarusian sculptor unveils artwork honouring US physicist Jim Gates

Belarusian sculptor Pavel Wilimaytis has created a portrait of the theoretical physicist Jim Gates who is based at the University of Maryland and Brown University. Gates is best known for his work on...

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Quiz of the week: how far ahead can we predict the weather?

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: how far ahead can we predict the weather? appeared first on Physics World.

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Word flower puzzle no. 8

How did you get on? 28 words Warming up nicely 38 words Getting hot, hot, hot 48 words Top dog! Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Word flower puzzle no. 8 appeared first on Physics...

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Quiz of the week: how much data will NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope...

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: how much data will NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope produce each day? appeared first on Physics World.

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Take this quiz to test your knowledge of science on stage

How did you do? 0–4 Back to stage school 5–9 Wooden performance 10–13 Leading light 14 Darling, you were wonderful Feeling stuck? Check out the feature “Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences...

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Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences but what is the definitive...

As audiences poured out of London’s Old Vic theatre on a crisp night in January, one theatregoer and their companion were overheard chatting about the second law of thermodynamics. “I wish I knew more...

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Quiz of the week: how will the new ‘AstroRad’ vest be of benefit to astronauts?

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: how will the new ‘AstroRad’ vest be of benefit to astronauts? appeared first on Physics World.

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Word wave puzzle no.8

Here’s how the game works: Enter a word guess – in this game the word has six letters. After submitting your guess, each letter in the guessed word is coloured to provide feedback: Green: The letter is...

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Quiz of the week: where does new research say the universe’s ‘missing’...

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: where does new research say the universe’s ‘missing’ baryonic matter is? appeared first on Physics World.

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Quiz of the week: what are engineers using to control the growth of...

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: what are engineers using to control the growth of artificial blood vessels? appeared first on Physics World.

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Word flower puzzle no. 7

How did you get on? 12 words Warming up nicely 16 words Getting hot, hot, hot 20 words Top dog! Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Word flower puzzle no. 7 appeared first on Physics...

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Quiz of the week: what age of science is the US entering according to Trump?

Fancy some more? Check out our puzzles page. The post Quiz of the week: what age of science is the US entering according to Trump? appeared first on Physics World.

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Word wave puzzle no.7

Here’s how the game works: Enter a word guess – in this game the word has six letters. After submitting your guess, each letter in the guessed word is coloured to provide feedback: Green: The letter is...

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Quiz of the week: what type of radiation travels on a photonic highway?

The post Quiz of the week: what type of radiation travels on a photonic highway? appeared first on Physics World.

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The Bayeux Tapestry: how optical techniques have let this artwork come home

History in the making The Bayeux Tapestry is on display at the British Museum in London until July 2027 but you can view it for free online thanks to advanced optical imaging techniques. (Courtesy: ©...

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The science of being ‘cultured’: a slide puzzle

To play, click or drag one or more tiles to move them into the empty space. Repeat until you have reconstructed the image. Image courtesy: iStock/vasantytf; iStock/extravagantni Fancy some more? Check...

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John Bell and the most obscure journal in physics

As I was strolling through Belfast’s Titanic Quarter last summer, I discovered with delight a road called Bell’s Theorem Crescent. It’s named in honour of the Belfast-born physicist John Bell, best...

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