★The most promising and fascinating developments in physics, seen through the human and professional eyes of some of the researchers who are playing (and will play) a leading role in the physics of this first half of the century.

Physics research is increasingly running at high speed, not only in the pursuit of major new fundamental discoveries in the wake of the most recent ones (such as the Higgs boson and gravitational waves), but also with more strictly practical and applicative objectives, in areas that are now at the forefront such as complex systems, quantum information or the search for new materials. Without forgetting the crucial role played by physics in support of sectors such as biology and climate studies, under the banner of a crucial feature of contemporary science: multidisciplinarity. In order to recount these frontiers of research, scientific journalist Matteo Serra spoke with eleven brilliant researchers, who try to imagine what could happen in the future starting from their work in the present. All enriched by personal stories and keep reflections on the very meaning of being a researcher in physics today.

Matteo Serra is a physicist, science journalist and freelance science communicator. After a brief experience as a researcher in the field of theoretical physics, from 2017 to 2021 he worked at the Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Trento, where he coordinated a project on science communication and participatory research. He writes for “Le Scienze” and other national newspapers.