Ultrafast science Research update Rydberg atom mirror makes its debut Physicists are able to stop and reflect highly excited hydrogen atoms
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Laser could create dark-matter particles Physicists plan experiment at Hamburg lab to look for axions
Ultrafast science Research update Surface plasmons squeeze light A new class of waveguide could overcome one of the biggest obstacles to photonic circuits Read article: Surface plasmons squeeze light
Ultrafast science Research update Incoherent boost for light surgery Scientists have demonstrated a cheap alternative to laser surgery Read article: Incoherent boost for light surgery
Ultrafast science Research update Tiny motor turns giant rods New nanoscale motor can rotate objects 10,000 times its own size Read article: Tiny motor turns giant rods
Ultrafast science Research update Ions trapped on a chip New microscale traps could allow many qubits to be integrated in a workable quantum computer Read article: Ions trapped on a chip
Ultrafast science Research update Fingernails store personal information Japanese researchers are using femtosecond laser pulses to write data into human fingernails Read article: Fingernails store personal information
Ultrafast science Research update Plasma accelerators move on Lasers take electrons to record energies for table-top devices
Ultrafast science Research update Total reflection doubles up French physicists follow in the footsteps of Newton and Wigner Read article: Total reflection doubles up
Ultrafast science Research update Molecular orbitals come into view Laser physicists close in on single electrons Read article: Molecular orbitals come into view
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays