The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
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I am an online editor of Physics World. I did a PhD in condensed-matter physics at McMaster University in Canada. I am still fascinated by what is an extremely rich and varied subject that I believe is ignored by the media (Physics World excepted, of course). As a result, I’m happiest when I’m blogging about topological insulators, the latest quasiparticle or some other quirk of condensed matter. So, if you spot something weird and wonderful in solid-state physics, please get in touch. In my spare time I am a Scout leader.
Ultracold atoms engage in virtual hopping
Read article: Superexchange spotted in optical lattice
Simple technique could boost optical telecoms
Sun swarms with magnetic waves
Read article: Mission illuminates solar mysteries
Applied voltage causes graphene to acquire a gap
Read article: Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first
Water acts as both glue and lubricant
Read article: Wet sand flows better than dry
Experiment could show photon has mass
Read article: Supersensitive Coulomb test proposed
Sighting confirms important stage of galactic evolution
Read article: Proto-galaxies tip cold dark matter
Nanomachine could exploit Brownian motion
Read article: Tiny fridge thinks it’s a motor
Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers
Read article: Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit