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Physicists create mechanical memory device from slap-bracelet-like structures

A still from a video showing six flexible strips of material on a wheel. When the wheel spins, the strips of material snap into left-bent or right-bent configurations depending on the dynamics of the spin.

From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa

Keamogetswe Ramonaheng discusses her life in medical physics

Institute of Physics president Paul Howarth outlines his vision for physics

Paul Howarth is set to be IOP president until 2029

Research updates

Molecular spin sensor takes the temperature of cancer cells

Radar identifies insect species via reflections from wingbeats

First author Linta Antony collecting insects

Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions

Muon g−2 calculation sets precision record and backs the Standard Model

Lattice QCD puts new physics to rest

New bolometer achieves sub-zeptojoule resolution

Superconducting device could be used in quantum computers

Entangled photons open up potential applications of anti-scattering optics

The use of quantum entanglement to enable selective image transmission through complex media can enhance applications from imaging to secure communication

Building a better laser on the Moon

Ultrastable devices could be housed in dark lunar craters

Particle size affects contact electrification

Researchers in Chile shed more light on the little-understood phenomenon of static electricity

Multiplexed MRI expands the power of conventional brain imaging

New MRI technique simultaneously maps multiple structural, physiological and molecular biomarkers to characterize brain tumours and multiple sclerosis lesions

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Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists

Officials hail ‘major milestone’ for US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

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What a modern-day US Declaration of Independence should say

Declaration of Independence and the American Flag

Why interdisciplinary science is needed more than ever

Solving today’s complex problems requires teams of scientists from a range of disciplines

Radio gaga: surfing the long wavelengths of the universe

Benjamin Giblin reviews Radio Universe: How to Explore Space Without Leaving Earth by Emma Chapman

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Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource

Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission

Artemis crew taking part in an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy

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Quiz of the week: CERN may have made a quark–gluon plasma by colliding which nuclei?

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AI-led solutions of Erdős problems spark debate over the future of mathematics

Problems that defeated human mathematicians for decades are now solved, but for whose benefit?

ESTRO debate reveals rising confidence in upright proton therapy

A lively debate at the ESTRO 2026 meeting concluded with nearly 70% of the audience backing upright proton therapy as a mainstream treatment option by 2035

Quiz of the week: which UK university plans to shed almost 30% of its physics staff?

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Thyracont’s vacuum measurement instruments enable innovation across industries

From semiconductor fabrication to pharmaceuticals, quantum technologies, and materials research, Thyracont’s vacuum instruments are at the heart of some of the world’s most adv...

Electron beams rearrange atoms in a 3D crystal

New technique could support atomic-scale manufacturing

Illustration of how an electron beam is used to modify a crystal

Physicists confirm proton radius is smaller than we thought

More precise measurements agree with an initially controversial 2010 result

Photo of the experimental equipment used to measure the proton charge radius. There's a vacuum system at the centre of the photo, but it's almost completely hidden under cables, wires, monitors and other instruments.

Why is rubber so resilient?

New molecular dynamics simulations may have provided the answer to this nearly century-old question

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Quantum science in the heart of Dublin

Trinity College Dublin is at the centre of a burgeoning quantum ecosystem in Ireland, and students on Trinity’s MSc Quantum Science and Technology are right in the middle of it a...

Switchable skyrmions light up terahertz communications

A chip-sized device that can switch between two topologically protected light structures opens up a route to wireless communications that cannot be scrambled by the environment

Earth’s magnetic field could be ‘ringing’ with dark matter

Existing magnetometer measurements constrain dark-matter properties

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For more than 60 years, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has applied science and technology to make the world a safer place. Its defining responsibility is ensuring the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear deterrent

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23—26 September 2026 | London, UK

Innovations in Applied Mechanics brings together two previous, highly successful conferences MPSVA – Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis and DAMAS – International Conference on Damage Assessment in Structures to present research findings in stress analysis, vibration dynamics and structural damage assessment with the intention of providing directed focus on the state-of-the-art in theoretical and experimental methodology.

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