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Laser-cooling pioneer and Nobel laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji dies at 93 October 28, 2026
French physicist shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics The post Laser-cooling pioneer and Nobel laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji dies at 93 appeared first on Physics World.
Graham Farmelo: ‘What’s really striking is Stephen Hawking’s colossal determination and stubbornness’ October 28, 2026
Andrew Glester talks to Graham Farmelo, author of a new authorized biography of Stephen Hawking The post Graham Farmelo: ‘What’s really striking is Stephen Hawking’s colossal determination and stubbornness’ appeared first on Physics World.
Self-powered electric fields control droplets without complicated electronics October 28, 2026
Long-lived electric fields charge and manipulate liquid droplets, while patterned surface charges encode their arrangements and guiding paths The post Self-powered electric fields control droplets without complicated electronics appeared first on Physics World.
Trapping quasiparticles creates quantum behaviour October 28, 2026
New research shows that trapping spinons can create, rather than destroy, protected quantum behaviour at a material’s edges The post Trapping quasiparticles creates quantum behaviour appeared first on Physics World.
The paradox of steady-state light diffusion October 28, 2026
Researchers have resolved a 30-year debate by showing when the diffusion equation provides a consistent description of light transport, and when it fundamentally falls short The post The paradox of steady-state light diffusion appeared first on Physics World.
World’s smallest engines need an entropy accountant October 28, 2026
Rebalancing the books of entropy could help bridge the gap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics The post World’s smallest engines need an entropy accountant appeared first on Physics World.
Bound states in the continuum observed in a solid material October 27, 2026
Phenomenon could be used to create new quantum devices The post Bound states in the continuum observed in a solid material appeared first on Physics World.
Electron spin force moves a macroscopic object October 27, 2026
Diamond sample propelled up to 1.5 microns by its own nitrogen-vacancy centres The post Electron spin force moves a macroscopic object appeared first on Physics World.
Hawking, warts and all: a new biography of a scientific icon October 27, 2026
Graham Farmelo's biography examines the brilliance and the imperfections of one of the world’s most famous scientists The post Hawking, warts and all: a new biography of a scientific icon appeared first on Physics World.
GenAI: can we get its good side to outweigh the bad and the ugly? October 26, 2026
Honor Powrie reflects on what impact AI might have in the future The post GenAI: can we get its good side to outweigh the bad and the ugly? appeared first on Physics World.

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