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History of physics
Ampère's law
The law that revealed the hidden link between electricity and magnetism.
Quantum physics
Revisiting Bohr and Einstein, 100 Years On
How a modern MIT experiment answers one of the deepest questions in the Bohr–Einstein debate
Space
CosmoVerse: JWST suggests complexities in the Hubble constant
New data from the James Web Space Telescope has complicated our understanding of the Hubble constant
Everyday physics
Polarised light and the Brewster law
The Physics behind polarised light and its everyday wonders
Technology
The wonders of semiconductors, part 1
An exploration of the atomic world to uncover what makes semiconductors, the foundations of modern technology, so unique.
Editorial
The theorising and discovery of black holes: the 2020 Physics Nobel
With increasing evidence being gathered about their existence, the 2020 physics Nobel finally recognised work done on black holes—but too late for Hawking.
History of physics
What was historic scientific peer review like?
The practice from which modern science gains much of its trust is in fact a recent development
Editorial
Training artificial neural networks: the 2024 Physics Nobel
For foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks
History of physics
The discovery of the electron
How J.J. Thomson’s groundbreaking work revolutionised our understanding of matter
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