Somewhere inside the University of York, a lab robot has just pulled off the kind of week that makes the rest of antibiotic discovery look like it’s working from a coffee shop with bad Wi-Fi. In seven ...

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was an actual radioactive toy and learning set sold in the early 1950s. The $49.50 set came with four samples of uranium-bearing ores (autunite, torbernite, ...

Where next? Quantum metrology, fusion and medical physics are three hot topics to be featured on Physics World Live this year. (Courtesy: iStock/shutter_m) I used to set myself the challenge every ...

Queen’s gambit: New research find that the standard game of chess can give an advantage to white – regardless of where the back pieces are placed (courtesy: istock/gedzun) Chess is a seemingly simple ...