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Lindau: Return to Nerd Heaven: Physics is like the Godfather and this is good
Alaina G. Levine is live from the Lindau Conference As I mentioned yesterday, even after I switched my major to mathematics from physics and astronomy, I couldn’t quite turn my back on this field. I’ve...
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Physicist Serge Haroche describes his work on the manipulation of quantum systems, which won him a share of the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics. Suggested posts Tick tock cold cold clock Aint no stopping...
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Lasers, atomic clocks, and the coolest stuff in the universe. Bill Phillips explains how laser cooling, for which he shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics, led to a revolution in time-keeping....
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Unstoppable by lead, undetectable above ground, undividable by modern physics; neutrinos are messengers from the very centre of the sun. Art McDonald, co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics,...
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A look out to a dark Universe: Three young scientists share their thoughts
Young scientists from Nature’s Outlook on the dark Universe share their views on dark matter, gravitational waves, and dark energy. You can find the full Outlook, covering the Lindau conference, Nobel...
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Visual experiments straddling art and science
Filmmaker Markos Kay.courtesy of Eliza McNitt Digital artist and director Markos Kay pioneers at visualising the unvisualisable. “Art and science are drivers of cultures,” says Kay, who visited the...
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Reflections on the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science program
Muireann Irish on celebrating diversity in science Springtime in Paris seems a fitting backdrop for any awards ceremony but particularly so in the case of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science...
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How to escape a ‘paint-by-numbers’ career
Academia trains us to follow pre-defined paths when planning our careers, but the most exciting and rewarding careers are designed by their owners. If you’re willing to take some risk and create your...
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The struggles of female and underrepresented scientists
Initiatives to increase diversity among faculty members—particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)—have prompted efforts to track university recruitment and retention of women...
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Searches for the reasons behind the ‘leaky pipeline’—the structural failures, such as equal representation, that drive women out of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)—often focus on...
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