Highlights Physics World  December 2021

Matin Durrani introduces this special issue on quantum technology

Frontiers: Sterile neutrinos ruled out by Fermilab experiment

News: Physicists propose international quantum year

News: Freeke Heijman on taking quantum tech to market

News: Call for “great observatory” to succeed Hubble

News: IBM unveils 127-qubit quantum computer

Transactions: After last month’s quantum showcase in London

Forum: Yangyang Cheng on US/China quantum rivalry

The ethical questions of quantum tech

Why we still don’t get quantum’s basic meaning

Feature: The perils and pitfalls of commercializing quantum tech

Feature: Why quantum gravity sensors are such a big deal

Interview: KETS Quantum Security boss Chris Erven

Interview: Oxford Quantum Circuits CEO llana Wisby

Reviews: Quantum physics for investors

How to deal with people who deny the realities of science

Reviews: The life and times of polymath John von Neumann

Reviews: The battle between Fred Hoyle and George Gamow

Careers: So you want to get a job in quantum technology?

Careers: Quantum tips from Farai Mazhandu

The latest physics jobs and courses

Lateral Thoughts: It’s a scorcher! A tour of distant exoplanets