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A fresh look at nuclear Jan 5, 2009

A new industry-wide graduate scheme aims to get the next generation of nuclear scientists thinking about community and environmental issues from the outset. Susie Hay and Michael Kelk describe the “nucleargraduates” programme

Web life: The Periodic Table of Videos Jan 5, 2009

A periodic table with links to videos on all 118 chemical elements

Science toys Jan 5, 2009

Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them

Reasons to be cheerful Jan 5, 2009 1 comment

The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year

Once a physicist: Subhankar Banerjee Oct 31, 2008

From physics to Arctic photography

One year left to go Oct 31, 2008

As they enter their final year of undergraduate study, six students from around the globe share with Physics World their perspectives on physics, their courses and the future

Particle physicists pick up Nobel prize Oct 7, 2008 15 comments

Three researchers share SEK10m prize for work on symmetry breaking and quarks

Once a physicist: Theo Jansen Oct 1, 2008

The Dutch artist who makes “living” beach sculptures that can move

Have PhD, will travel Oct 1, 2008

Life as a postdoctoral researcher offers opportunities for making independent contributions to science, but there are pitfalls too, as Margaret Harris explains

...And now for the next 20 years Oct 1, 2008 3 comments

Six leading physicists peek into the future

The new geography of science Oct 1, 2008

China, Brazil, India and other emerging superpowers are reshaping the scientific landscape and breaking the US–Europe hegemony. James Wilsdon reports on the new balance of power in physics

Life at the frontier Oct 1, 2008 2 comments

Physics has traditionally been viewed as a grand quest to understand the building blocks of matter and the forces holding them together. But as Robert P Crease argues, the reality is no longer that simple

Pop science's big bang Oct 1, 2008 4 comments

Stephen Hawking’s book A Brief History of Time, first published 20 years ago, reshaped the science publishing landscape. John D Barrow charts the rise of the popular-science book and looks at the huge impact of Hawking’s bestseller on popular culture

The global-village pioneers Oct 1, 2008 1 comment

Paul Ginsparg, who founded the arXiv e-print archive, recounts the early days of the Web and looks at how it has changed scientific communication

Two decades and counting... Oct 1, 2008

Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in the electronic age