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Photo finish

Published in New Scientist, 1 Apr 2015

The race is on to reinvent the photo. Will cameras last the distance, asks Jon Cartwright

Honey, I shrunk the proton

Published in New Scientist, 22 Jul 2013

Curious goings-on at the heart of the atom may be pointing to a new force of nature

The life of psi

Published in Physics World, 2 May 2013

The heart of quantum theory – some would say the heart of physics itself – is the wavefunction. But is it really some sort of wave? A new theorem has put the doubters in their place, as Jon Cartwright reports

Why don’t more girls study physics?

Published in The Telegraph, 16 Mar 2013

Jon Cartwright investigates why just 20 per cent of pupils who take A-level physics are female, and what’s being done to address the issue

Rise of the robots and the future of war

Published in the Observer, 21 Nov 2010

Big money is pouring into military robotics to design aircraft and vehicles that make their own decision on where to go – and when to fire. Jon Cartwright asks how this could change warfare, and what legal and ethical challenges it brings

Unconventional thinkers or recklessly dangerous minds?

Published in the Times Higher Education, 6 May 2010

Scientists and politicians who have promoted AIDS denilaism have contributed to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. Jon Cartwright asks whether they should be held accountable

Star wars

Published in Prospect, 16 Dec 2009

Will the EU’s “civilian” satellites also be used to guide bombs?

Fusion in a cold climate

Published in New Scientist, 15 Jul 2009

An exclusive interview with the originator of cold fusion, Martin Fleischmann