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  • The nautical mile and knot were acknowledged by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Bart Verberck wonders why this is not the case anymore.

    • Bart Verberck
    Measure for Measure

  • Driven by curiosity and creativity, materials that are diverted from their intended use may lead to surprising insights. We take a moment to celebrate the playful side of physics.

    Editorial

  • Bibliometric evaluation causes competition and stalls scientific progress. We need to abandon it and encourage collaboration.

    • Jakub Železný
    World View

  • Standards recommended by the International Organization for Standardization are often hidden in plain sight. Angelique Botha, Chair of ISO/TC 334 for Reference Materials, tells us where to look.

    • Angelique Botha
    Measure for Measure

  • 11 February marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We ask what it takes to be considered one.

    Editorial

  • The authority of science within society is contested by antiscientific movements. To restore trust, science education should involve students in the social processes of knowledge production.

    • P. Riccardi
    Comment

  • As 2023 begins, we look forward to some of the new things the journal will do this year and introduce the team of editors who will do them.

    Editorial

  • The SI prefixes provide an essential mechanism for the effective communication of scientific information. Richard Brown and Martin Milton inform us about the latest developments.

    • Richard J. C. Brown
    • Martin J. T. Milton
    Measure for Measure

  • This month, we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the iconic experiment by Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach — a milestone in the development of quantum mechanics.

    Editorial

  • The use of quantum effects and digital technologies is changing the measurement of electrical power and energy, as explained by Héctor Laiz.

    • Héctor Laiz
    Measure for Measure

  • There is an urgent need to rethink the Nobel Prize in Physics in the light of the climate crisis. As expressed by its founder, the award should acknowledge research that addresses pressing challenges for humanity.

    • Doris Vollmer
    • Roland J.-R. Bednarz
    • Beatrice Bednarz
    Comment

  • The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science”, a long-anticipated topic for the prize.

    Editorial