FOR some drugs both the degree of alimentary absorption and the consequent levels in the blood are inversely related to particle size. Here we summarize the results of experiments to investigate the ...

Getting an up-close view of life at the cellular level can be as simple as placing onion skin under a microscope and adjusting the knobs. Peering deeper, into the heart of the atoms within, isn't as ...

NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

For over a decade, confusion over the size of the proton has held scientists back. Disagreeing measurements of the subatomic particle’s radius meant that scientists couldn’t test one of their key ...

Physics in action Freestyle skier Eileen Gu at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Switzerland. (Courtesy: Martin Rulsch/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) Here at Physics World we are always on the look ...

China is one of the most important but least understood countries in the world. Its decisions will shape the future of international business, diplomacy, and security. This product helps decode the ...