April 2026 – SOPHia Physics

SOPHia shortlisted for the Best Education Outreach Award 2026

April 20, 2026 Sophia Physics 0

Dr. Ning Liu and PhD student Kristine O’Dwyer represented the SOPHia project at the 2026 Education Awards, held at the Johnstown Estate in County Meath […]

Quiz of the week: what are engineers using to control the growth of artificial blood vessels? August 14, 2026
Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out The post Quiz of the week: what are engineers using to control the growth of artificial blood vessels? appeared first on Physics World.
Seismic waves reflected from Earth’s core moved parts of Japan 5 mm east August 14, 2026
Shift followed the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and represents a new type of seismic hazard The post Seismic waves reflected from Earth’s core moved parts of Japan 5 mm east appeared first on Physics World.
New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula August 14, 2026
Data was taken with the MOTHRA telescope, which is still under construction The post New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula appeared first on Physics World.
Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals August 14, 2026
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests The post Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals appeared first on Physics World.
‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits August 14, 2026
Eventual goal is electronic devices that can reconfigure and even repair themselves The post ‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits appeared first on Physics World.
Word flower puzzle no. 7 August 13, 2026
How many words can you find in this puzzle? The post Word flower puzzle no. 7 appeared first on Physics World.
Researchers propose ‘economic Q’ metric for judging fusion power plant viability August 13, 2026
New framework includes 10 parameters that can be used to evaluate the viability of fusion The post Researchers propose ‘economic Q’ metric for judging fusion power plant viability appeared first on Physics World.
Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling August 13, 2026
Discovery could support the development of safer and more efficient hydrogen storage media The post Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling appeared first on Physics World.
Knowing through uncertainty: probability and the evolution of our cosmos August 12, 2026
Chrysi Malouchou Kanellopoulou reviews The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help us Make Sense of the Cosmos by Andrew H Jaffe The post Knowing through uncertainty: probability and the evolution of our cosmos appeared first on Physics World.
Physicists extend Hawking’s black hole laws to dynamical objects August 12, 2026
Thermodynamics can describe the mechanics of black holes that change over time The post Physicists extend Hawking’s black hole laws to dynamical objects appeared first on Physics World.

SOPHia Physics

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Month: April 2026

SOPHia shortlisted for the Best Education Outreach Award 2026