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Duncan Haldane: Toying with Topology

Ben Skuse

Duncan Haldane: Toying with Topology

This year, Nobel Laureate Duncan Haldane attended the Lindau Meetings for the first time. Science writer Ben Skuse explains the topological concept for which Haldane received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Unentangling a Quantum Enigma

Ben Skuse

Unentangling a Quantum Enigma

How a simple experiment 140 years ago led to seven Nobel Prizes and why it continues to fascinate physicists today.

How a Physics Nobel Prize Led to the Redefinition of the Kilogramme

Meeri Kim

How a Physics Nobel Prize Led to the Redefinition of the Kilogramme

On 20 May 2019, new definitions of the System of Units (SI) come into force. How did the work of Nobel Laureate Klaus von Klitzing contribute to the improved SI.