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  • Editorial |

    After much debate about what should be done about sharing of scientific data and source code, practical solutions are still hard to come by. How should the physics community move forward?

  • Measure for Measure |

    Beer is a high-quality product that comes with a dedicated set of units. Stefanie Reichert and Bart Verberck elaborate on the most common ones.

    • Stefanie Reichert
    •  & Bart Verberck

  • Editorial |

    This month marks the launch of Nature Reviews Physics, the newest addition to the Nature Reviews stables.

  • Measure for Measure |

    Artificial intelligence is set to rival the human mind, just as the engine did the horse. José Hernández-Orallo looks at how we compare cognitive performance.

    • José Hernández-Orallo

  • Editorial |

    The growing influence in many disciplines of concepts rooted in the physics of complex systems is an achievement that warrants celebration.

  • Comment |

    Modern physics edged mechanics out into the wilds of engineering. But multidisciplinary interest in pattern formation has moved it back into the mainstream, bringing with it interest from other fields — as this summer’s Solvay Workshop demonstrated.

    • Pedro M. Reis
    • , Fabian Brau
    •  & Pascal Damman

  • Measure for Measure |

    Bart Verberck reflects on measuring the speed of light, its role in metrology, and special relativity.

    • Bart Verberck

  • Perspective
    | Open Access

    The solutions adopted by the high-energy physics community to foster reproducible research are examples of best practices that could be embraced more widely. This first experience suggests that reproducibility requires going beyond openness.

    • Xiaoli Chen
    • , Sünje Dallmeier-Tiessen
    •  & Sebastian Neubert

  • Research Highlight |

    • Federico Levi

  • Editorial |

    The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded for advances in laser physics that have conferred a formidable benefit to humankind — on both fundamental and applied fronts.

  • Measure for Measure |

    Understanding the muon’s magnetic moment holds the key for unlocking potential new physics, as Thomas Teubner shows.

    • Thomas Teubner

  • Measure for Measure |

    October 23 is (unofficially) known by some chemists as Mole Day. Andrea Taroni attempts to get to grips with the concept of the mole itself, and the imminent change to its definition.

    • Andrea Taroni

  • Editorial |

    In praise of the Fields Medal.

  • Measure for Measure |

    Solid angle is an ancient notion with modern relevance. A one-page primer by Ben Kravitz.

    • Ben Kravitz

  • Editorial |

    As we reassess the contributions of the ‘great people’ of science, we should also celebrate the impact of mentors.

  • Obituary |

    The physicist Giancarlo Ghirardi passed away on 1 June 2018, after a life devoted to the foundations of quantum mechanics.

    • Angelo Bassi

  • Measure for Measure |

    Richard Davis refreshes our memory on the venerable metre.

    • Richard Davis

  • Research Highlight |

    • Andreas H. Trabesinger

  • Editorial |

    The strengths and limitations of peer review have long been documented. The concept of ergodicity from statistical physics may shine a new light on them.

  • Comment |

    Understanding the behaviour of almost any biological object is a fundamentally multiscale problem — a challenge that biophysicists have been increasingly embracing, building on two centuries of biophysical studies at a variety of length scales.

    • Ewa K. Paluch

  • Measure for Measure |

    Hans-Georg Menzel walks us through the complex set of units characterizing radioactivity and ionizing radiation.

    • Hans-Georg Menzel

  • Editorial |

    US nuclear diplomacy appears to be entering a turbulent phase. Although their voice is currently sidelined by geopolitical events, physicists have a duty to speak up.

  • Measure for Measure |

    Tests of one of the most fundamental theories in physics reveal an issue with the size of the proton — or the Rydberg constant. Thomas Udem explains.

    • Thomas Udem

  • Editorial |

    Against a backdrop of political upheaval and polarization, European science continues to be a bright spot, at least for now.

  • Comment |

    The criteria by which the validity of theories of complex systems are judged are more nuanced than a naive understanding of ‘the scientific method’ suggests.

    • Sophia Kivelson
    •  & Steven Kivelson

  • Editorial |

    Commercial quantum devices are in their infancy, but the growing industry targeting quantum technologies is already having a tangible effect on the job market.

  • Measure for Measure |

    Mark Keller explains how the elementary charge will soon be reinstated in metrology — and why it got sidelined in the first place.

    • Mark W. Keller

  • Measure for Measure |

    How do you define colour? Nina Meinzer casts light on the vision it takes.

    • Nina Meinzer

  • Editorial |

    Scientific flaws in a film can distract the most avid filmgoer and lend fodder to countless blog posts. But how do filmmakers actually check their facts — and how much should we really care?

  • Measure for Measure |

    A nuclear clock could outperform atomic clocks, but its development has turned out to be a formidable task, writes Marianna Safronova.

    • Marianna Safronova

  • Measure for Measure |

    Jay Hendricks tells about ongoing work to change the realization and dissemination of the pascal, which will lead to the elimination of mercury-barometer pressure standards.

    • Jay Hendricks

  • News & Views |

    Technological innovation seems to be dominated by chance. But a new mathematical analysis suggests we might be able to anticipate when seemingly useless technologies become keystones of more complex environments.

    • César A. Hidalgo

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