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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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Bionic jellyfish and more efficient windfarms: a conversation with John Dabiri

Posted February 15, 2024 • 00:25:08

Jellyfish have a very simple, yet very effective way of swimming – and this has attracted the attention of the aeronautics engineer

Graphene-based materials show great promise for hydrogen transport and storage

Posted February 8, 2024 • 00:36:19

Hydrogen can be used as a carbon-free source of energy in a wide range of applications including home heating, transportation and industry. However,...

MRI keeps proton beam therapy on target, new technique tracks bacteria motion

Posted February 1, 2024 • 00:29:16

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton beam therapy are two powerful techniques of medical physics. The former gives us real-time images of internal...

Start-up is sending its quantum magnetometer into space

Posted January 25, 2024 • 00:33:39

SBQuantum is a Canadian company that spun-out of Quebec’s University of Sherbrooke in 2017. It...

The Magellanic Clouds: astronomers make the case for a name change

Posted January 18, 2024 • 00:26:48

The Magellanic Clouds are prominent features of the southern sky that are named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He sailed west from...