Dark matter and energy Research update Dark energy emerges when energy conservation is violated Alternative explanation for accelerating expansion of the universe Read article: Dark energy emerges when energy conservation is violated
Quantum mechanics Feature Decoding the quantum horizon Patrick Hayden and Robert Myers describe how “qubits” may hold the key to quantum gravity Read article: Decoding the quantum horizon
Cosmology News Robust defence of string theory wins Physics World’s 2016 Book of the Year Why String Theory? by Joseph Conlon is our choice for the year's best popular-physics book, while Cosmos: the Infographic Book of Space by Stuart Lowe and Ch... Read article: Robust defence of string theory wins Physics World’s 2016 Book of the Year
Transport properties News Flash Physics: Glitch crashed Mars lander, Microsoft hires quantum stars, cosmic speed test for light Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Glitch crashed Mars lander, Microsoft hires quantum stars, cosmic speed test for light
Cosmology Opinion and reviews Is the universe a sponge? J Richard Gott’s book on the large-scale topology of the universe goes beyond a “Cosmology 101” pseudo-history, writes Martin Bucher Read article: Is the universe a sponge?
Ultracold matter News Flash Physics: Optical clock in space, Richard Garwin wins presidential medal, lighting the cosmic web Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Optical clock in space, Richard Garwin wins presidential medal, lighting the cosmic web
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: LHC smashes luminosity record, gender bias in astronomy, calculating axion masses Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: LHC smashes luminosity record, gender bias in astronomy, calculating axion masses
Cosmology Research update Supernovae analysis finds scant evidence for dark energy New statistical analysis casts doubt on accelerating expansion of the universe Read article: Supernovae analysis finds scant evidence for dark energy
Plasma physics News Flash Physics: Mapping the universe’s superclusters and voids, new plasma pressure record, predicting rogue ocean waves Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Mapping the universe’s superclusters and voids, new plasma pressure record, predicting rogue ocean waves
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: A nanotube balloon, quantum coherence forever, two trillion galaxies in the universe Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: A nanotube balloon, quantum coherence forever, two trillion galaxies in the universe