August 2020 – SOPHia Physics

Sophia Hive 2 Painted

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A wooden hive would not survive very long in the raw state, i.e. untreated wood, so chance select paints were chosen from remnants found in […]

Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time February 12, 2026
Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes” The post Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time appeared first on Physics World.
Fluid gears make their debut February 12, 2026
New work could promote the development of next-generation machines without mechanical interlocking teeth The post Fluid gears make their debut appeared first on Physics World.
New quantum-enabled proteins could improve biosensing February 12, 2026
Researchers use directed evolution to create magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins that can interact with magnetic fields and radio waves The post New quantum-enabled proteins could improve biosensing appeared first on Physics World.
Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London February 11, 2026
Prince Edward finds out about the work of physicists supporting the green economy The post Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London appeared first on Physics World.
Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth February 11, 2026
Proof-of-principle experiment resolved the shock waves produced by the Shenzhou-15 module when it re-entered the atmosphere The post Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth appeared first on Physics World.
‘Relief’ as industrial megaproject in Chile that threatened world’s darkest skies is cancelled February 11, 2026
The green hydrogen and ammonia project would have increased light pollution at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert The post ‘Relief’ as industrial megaproject in Chile that threatened world’s darkest skies is cancelled appeared first on Physics World.
What shape is a uranium nucleus? February 11, 2026
The STAR collaboration has released new results based on their imaging-by-smashing technique revealing uranium-238 could actually be pear-shaped The post What shape is a uranium nucleus? appeared first on Physics World.
Wave scattering explained February 11, 2026
A team of researchers have extended Berry’s well-known geometric-dynamic decomposition from the wave-evolution phase to a distinct class of wave scattering problems The post Wave scattering explained appeared first on Physics World.
Dual-tracer PET enables biologically individualized radiotherapy February 11, 2026
Tailoring radiotherapy dose distributions to PET images of cancer biology could enhance tumour control and improve patient outcomes The post Dual-tracer PET enables biologically individualized radiotherapy appeared first on Physics World.
Entanglement reveals the difficulty of computational problems February 10, 2026
Efficiency and hardness of a computation problem are revealed The post Entanglement reveals the difficulty of computational problems appeared first on Physics World.

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