Nuclear physics Research update Potassium-40 heats up Earth’s core Geophysicists have found evidence for an extra source of heat inside planets
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Mathematical physics Research update Sand-dune science creeps ahead Dunes made in the lab could help communities beset by encroaching desert
Education and outreach Research update Physics teaching comes down to earth Teachers propose Earth Science contexts for physics in the classroom
Read article: Earth’s expanding girth Planetary science Research update Earth’s expanding girth Our planet has become even less spherical since 1998
Nuclear physics Research update Mobile NMR leaves the field behind New technique promises to eliminate the effects of the Earth’s magnetic field
Lasers Research update Lasers propel paper aeroplanes ‘Ablation’ technique could be scaled up to make lightweight aircraft
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Condensed matter escapes the lab Surface science and quantum mechanics probe star birth and the Earth’s core
Read article: Earth’s magnetic field linked to changing orbit Planetary science Research update Earth’s magnetic field linked to changing orbit Long-term variations in Earth’s magnetic field could arise from the eccentricity of our planet’s orbit
Read article: Prizes reward geophysics and optoelectronics Optical physics Research update Prizes reward geophysics and optoelectronics 2002 Crafoord and Rank prizes recognize planetary science and fibre-optic technology