Highlights Physics World  May 2022

Are you looking at me? How aliens see the Earth

Quanta: The physics of closing a box lid

Frontiers: The strange case of the flying spiders

News: Biophysics: why it’s a major field in its own right

News: Lia Merminga becomes first woman to lead Fermilab

News: Arab Physical Society holds inaugural meeting

News: China collider set for major upgrade

News: Schrödinger building renamed after abuse reports

Forum: Claire Malone on working with physical disabilities

Transactions: Celebrating the International Day of Light

Can you spot an artefact from the real thing?

Feature: The forgotten history of Liverpool’s lost accelerator

Feature: What if a primordial black hole struck Earth?

Andrew Robinson on the latest book by Martin Rees

Reviews: Philip Ball on a steampunk quantum guide

Careers: Why Roland Harwood is fascinated by innovation

The latest physics jobs and courses

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