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Discover how big science is playing its part to tackle the climate crisis The post The free-to-read <em>Physics World Big Science Briefing</em> 2026 is out now appeared first on Physics World .
A microprobe can navigate and image smaller arteries than previously possible, helping diagnose and plan treatments for vascular diseases The post Miniature microprobe enables internal imaging of smaller blood vessels than ever before appeared first on Physics World .
Incorporating satellite measurements of water vapour isotopes into weather models can improve weather forecasts, particularly when predicting heavy rainfall The post Heavy water isotopes make weather predictions more accurate appeared first on Physics World .
Richard de Grijs looks at how the Roman Space Telescope will change astronomy forever The post How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn the sky into a dataset appeared first on Physics World .
A proposed tri-generation system uses a small modular reactor to deliver clean electricity, hydrogen fuel and desalinated water from the same energy source The post Producing hydrogen, electricity and freshwater with one reactor appeared first on Physics World .
It would have been the earliest example of space weather impacting human technology, but an international team of researchers found a slight problem The post Did space weather delay a train in 1841? appeared first on Physics World .
€1bn funding package has been turned down by the Thirty Meter Telescope International Organization The post Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site appeared first on Physics World .
Honor Powrie pays tribute to the work of tribologists The post The secret world of tribology appeared first on Physics World .
Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out The post Quiz of the week: which site has been rejected for the Thirty Meter Telescope? appeared first on Physics World .
Foundational postulates of the path-integral formulation observed in the lab The post Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics appeared first on Physics World .
A cryostat that can reach temperatures of 4 K and warm back up again within just two hours offers an efficient solution for testing the electronic components needed to build quantum computers The post Faster cryogenics speeds up quantum testing appeared first on Physics World .
Calculations identify complicated consequences of removing a mirror The post What can cutting a photon in half tell us about causality and local equivalence? appeared first on Physics World .
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