Planetary science News Images of 2016 in physics From politics to penguins: a picture review of the world of physics in 2016 Read article: Images of 2016 in physics
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