December 2025 – SOPHia Physics

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The pictures above showed some primary school students learning about sound waves at our SOPHia Science workshop, hosted by the Department of Physics at the […]

Did space weather delay a train in 1841? September 28, 2026
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.
The secret world of tribology September 28, 2026
Honor Powrie pays tribute to the work of tribologists The post The secret world of tribology appeared first on Physics World.
Heavy water isotopes make weather predictions more accurate September 28, 2026
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.
Cyril Hilsum, former GEC research boss and Institute of Physics president, dies aged 101 September 25, 2026
Hilsum helped develop commercial applications for liquid crystals The post Cyril Hilsum, former GEC research boss and Institute of Physics president, dies aged 101 appeared first on Physics World.
Quiz of the week: which site has been rejected for the Thirty Meter Telescope? September 25, 2026
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.
Single-photon measurements confirm Richard Feynman’s vision of quantum mechanics September 25, 2026
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.
Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics September 24, 2026
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest The post Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics appeared first on Physics World.
Faster cryogenics speeds up quantum testing September 24, 2026
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.
What can cutting a photon in half tell us about causality and local equivalence? September 24, 2026
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.
Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site September 23, 2026
€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.

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