Ultrafast science Research update Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY Accelerator lab chooses nanostructure expert as new director Read article: Condensed-matter physicist to head DESY
Ultrafast science Research update Spin segregation puzzles physicists 'Up' and 'down' spins in ultracold Fermi gas stay apart longer than expected Read article: Spin segregation puzzles physicists
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Two decades and counting… Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th... Read article: Two decades and counting…
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature …And now for the next 20 years Six leading physicists peek into the future
Structure and dynamics Research update Proton-beam technique dates fine wine X-rays reveal 'chemical signature' of bottle Read article: Proton-beam technique dates fine wine
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation' Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Ultrafast science Research update Quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules is a first System could be used to make very robust qubits Read article: Quantum gas of ultracold polar molecules is a first
Ultrafast science Research update Cold fermions could simulate superconductors The first Mott insulator of fermionic atoms may lead to new ways of studying condensed matter systems Read article: Cold fermions could simulate superconductors
Transport properties Research update Shedding light on artificial atoms New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult Read article: Shedding light on artificial atoms
Structure and dynamics Research update Cold atoms explode like cloverleafs Spectacular exploding 'bosenovas' seen in clouds of chromium atoms Read article: Cold atoms explode like cloverleafs