Physics World

Seven years after the unexpected discovery of superconductivity in iron-based compounds, the study of these "surprise" superconductors is maturing. Hideo Aoki and the discoverer of the first iron-based superconductor, Hideo Hosono, review the field's status and prospects.

An encounter between Henri Bergson and Albert Einstein reveals much about the conflict between the humanities and the sciences, says Robert P Crease.

A LEGO set featuring minifigures of five women who played a crucial role in the history of the US space effort took only a month to soar to 10,000 votes on the LEGO Ideas website, after being created in July by US science writer Maia Weinstock.

Concerns have been raised by US watchdogs over NASA's ambitious plans to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.

The American Physical Society (APS) has relocated the 2018 annual meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) over concerns about a new state law that discriminates against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The UK government has announced it will underwrite funding awarded to UK researchers from the EU's Horizon2020 programme even after the country leaves the EU.

China has launched a probe to test the feasibility of quantum communication between ground and space, as Ling Xin reports