Interviews about Physics

We need to increase performance of wind and wave powered systems to better harness the potential of these free, clean...

If it's highly unlikely that we'll ever be able to detect intelligent life, should we continue on in our...

Planck has published data which might contradict BICEP's claimed discovery of gravity waves from the Big Bang...

Can we measure the atmospheric composition of exoplanets?

How do you pick the perfect spot to park on a comet?

General Fusion are a company trying a combination of methods to try and create energy but their methods are...

Why do we need nuclear fusion when we have renewable energy?

What is nuclear fusion? Many of us might have heard the term kicked around before but do we know what it means. We...

The tokamak method isn't the only way to creat fusion, scientists are trying laser fusion...

The Joint European Torus initiative and what it means for the future of energy...

Scientists using quasars - massive black holes - to understand the origin of light in our universe

Did our closest planetary neighbour ever habour life? And how would we ever find it?

Lasers are helping to create energy by using the suns rays.

Most of us are born with five fingers, but how do they get there? The answer was first put forward more than 60 years...

A gene that could cause a heart attack in one person, could have no effect on another. What could this mean for the...

The comet chaser which has caught up with its quarry after a ten year journey.

Every wondered what makes a great guitar solo? Oxford's Dr David Robert Grimes has been looking at the science...

Today many countries are competing to return to the Moon, including China, Japan and India. But what are they all...

We visit the wind tunnel which cyclists Wiggins and Froome use to perfect their racing positions...

Superconductors are the key to magnetic levitation, from people on platforms to entire trains. But what is a...

However much you might blame Rooney or Gerrard for England’s recent football disasters, a lot of it comes down to plain...

One of the pioneers of electric cars, Tesla, has announced it won't prevent other companies using its exclusive...

One of the biggest dangers of long distance space travel are flares of radiation bursting from the sun. Have scientists...

Peter Grindrod is working on a pilot scheme in Bracknel to examine how maths could help improve the networks...