Gravity Research update Quantum free fall at 8500 m Ultracold atoms study the equivalence principle on parabolic flight Read article: Quantum free fall at 8500 m
Gravity Research update LIGO’s gravitational-wave discovery is Physics World 2016 Breakthrough of the Year Long-awaited direct detection of Einstein's gravitational waves tops our list of the 10 key breakthroughs in physics this year Read article: LIGO’s gravitational-wave discovery is Physics World 2016 Breakthrough of the Year
Telescopes and space missions News Flash Physics: LIGO resumes its search, sound moves magnetic domains, asteroid is tiny and bright Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: LIGO resumes its search, sound moves magnetic domains, asteroid is tiny and bright
Gravity Research update Torsion-bar antenna adds new twist to gravitational-wave search Modest device would target intermediate-mass black holes Read article: Torsion-bar antenna adds new twist to gravitational-wave search
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