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2025 is the UN's International Year of Quantum, celebrating 100 years of quantum science and technology. Get involved to find out more about quantum technology and how it could change our future.…
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Sun-like stars produce ‘superflares’ about once a century
Highly energetic events happen much more often than previously thought, say astronomers…
Solid-state nuclear clocks brought closer by physical vapour deposition
Fabrication technique reduces amount of expensive isotope needed…
Entanglement entropy in protons affects high-energy collisions, calculations reveal
Experimental data back-up importance of entanglement…
International Year of Quantum Science and Technology: our celebrations begin with a look at quantum networks and sensors
This podcast features quantum physicist Mete Atatüre of the University of Cambridge…
Solar wind squashed Uranus’s magnetosphere during Voyager 2 flyby
New data analysis reveals that some of our understanding of the ice giant Uranus may be false…
IOP congratulates scientists named on King’s 2025 New Year’s Honours List
This year sees physics innovators, educators and leaders honoured.…
The 10 quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2024
We revisit the physics of papercuts, a quantum escape room and much more …
Physics breakthrough of 2024 awarded to quantum computing innovators
Physics World magazine has unveiled a shared prize as part of its top 10 physics discoveries of the year.…