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
Read article: Surface plasmons squeeze light 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: Incoherent boost for light surgery Ultrafast science Research update Incoherent boost for light surgery Scientists have demonstrated a cheap alternative to laser surgery
Read article: Tiny motor turns giant rods Ultrafast science Research update Tiny motor turns giant rods New nanoscale motor can rotate objects 10,000 times its own size
Read article: Ions trapped on a chip 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: Fingernails store personal information Ultrafast science Research update Fingernails store personal information Japanese researchers are using femtosecond laser pulses to write data into human fingernails
Ultrafast science Research update Plasma accelerators move on Lasers take electrons to record energies for table-top devices
Read article: Total reflection doubles up Ultrafast science Research update Total reflection doubles up French physicists follow in the footsteps of Newton and Wigner
Read article: Molecular orbitals come into view Ultrafast science Research update Molecular orbitals come into view Laser physicists close in on single electrons
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays