Structure and dynamics Research update Quantum random walk puts a limit on superposition Caesium atom violates "macrorealistic" assumptions Read article: Quantum random walk puts a limit on superposition
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New optical fibre shortens laser pulses the easy way Kagome structure and noble gas work together to create short, powerful infrared bursts Read article: New optical fibre shortens laser pulses the easy way
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nailing the half-life of iron-60 New measurements tune up million-year "astronomical clock" Read article: Nailing the half-life of iron-60
Structure and dynamics Opinion and reviews Web life: Crystallography365 Blogging the International Year of Crystallography, one crystal structure at a time Read article: Web life: Crystallography365
Surfaces and interfaces Research update ‘Quantum reporters’ measure magnetic resonance of one proton Physicists turn quantum problem into an opportunity Read article: ‘Quantum reporters’ measure magnetic resonance of one proton
Transport properties Research update Material gives up its spin-splitting secrets Unexpected discovery of giant spin-splitting could boost spintronics Read article: Material gives up its spin-splitting secrets
Structure and dynamics News Chemistry Nobel awarded for super-resolution microscopy Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner share 2014 prize Read article: Chemistry Nobel awarded for super-resolution microscopy
Structure and dynamics Research update Visualizing helium’s interacting electrons New experiments control correlations, switching them on and off Read article: Visualizing helium’s interacting electrons
Transport properties Research update Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions First accurate calculation of “porphyrin” conductance achieved Read article: Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions
Ultrafast science Research update Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks Read article: Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays