Daily news

Today’s physics news: A new Einstein? Non-academic attempts to fill biggest holes in physics

Eric Weinstein may have found the answer to physics’ biggest problems

Today’s physics news: James Dyson on the new British space race, “unknown” professor makes prime number breakthrough

Engineering can be as inspiring as space

Today’s physics news: Space mission could boost Britain’s economy, but young people lack information on science careers

Tim Peake’s space station mission could put a rocket under Britain’s economy

Physics videos

Physics videos roundup: 17 May 2013

This week we feature the greatest David Bowie cover of all time, parallel universes and a nod to the great Richard Feynman. 

Education

NQT: Facing results and predicting the final outcome

He’s coming towards the end of his induction year and has bravely shared the outcomes of his work so far. He illuminates the vulnerability that many teachers feel during exam season. He has also had to consider the impact of potential career progression upon his current teaching workload.

Physics around the UK

Top 40 Work Placements: Elizabeth Morrison-Wells used her physics degree to put hair under the microscope

Want to spend your summer doing physics? This year the Institute of Physics is again offering penultimate year undergraduate physics students in the UK and Ireland bursaries to carry out eight-week summer placements. There’s still time to apply, but you’ll have to be quick — applications close tomorrow at 9am. We’re finding out what last summer’s [...]

Physics around the world

Urals meteorite prompts a special round-up

Henry Lau, editor of physics.org, has put together a special news round-up to help grasp what happened last week when the meteorite hit Russia. One of the biggest physics story this year has literally exploded on the news. A meteorite hit the Urals region in Russia on Friday morning UK time. On the same day, [...]