Ultracold matter Research update Gravity measured using a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip New high-precision gravimeter could be deployed in a backpack Read article: Gravity measured using a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: Starving black hole dims active galaxy, Australian and Chinese particle-physics labs come together, rapidly cooled freestanding graphene Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Starving black hole dims active galaxy, Australian and Chinese particle-physics labs come together, rapidly cooled freestanding graphene
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
Semiconductors and electronics News Flash Physics: Designer magnets from 3D printers, creating silicon-germanium glass fibres, towards a space-based gravitational-wave observatory Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Designer magnets from 3D printers, creating silicon-germanium glass fibres, towards a space-based gravitational-wave observatory
Transport properties News Flash Physics: Oldest planet-forming disc spotted, Greek researcher wins 2016 Farinella Prize, nanoantennas produce fast optical switches Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Oldest planet-forming disc spotted, Greek researcher wins 2016 Farinella Prize, nanoantennas produce fast optical switches
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Finding the right boundaries Roger Penrose’s book on “fashion, faith and fantasy” in physics asks excellent questions, but reviewer Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds some of the answers wanting Read article: Finding the right boundaries
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
Gravity Feature The descent of mass Jon Cartwright talks to the physicists who are hoping to find a flaw in the equivalence principle Read article: The descent of mass
Ultrafast science News Flash Physics: Vibrating iodine stars in molecular movies, Ukraine joins CERN, LIGO-India location chosen Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Vibrating iodine stars in molecular movies, Ukraine joins CERN, LIGO-India location chosen
Policy and funding News Flash Physics: Dyson award for ‘Einstein’s fridge’, Australian Centres of Excellence, mapping our galaxy’s age Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Dyson award for ‘Einstein’s fridge’, Australian Centres of Excellence, mapping our galaxy’s age
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