Particles and interactions Research update Bosons form quantum threesome Physicists have confirmed a rare prediction of a three-body "Efimov" state
Optical physics Research update Beating the sub-wavelength limit Theorists predict that cold atoms can pass through slits narrower than their de Broglie wavelength Read article: Beating the sub-wavelength limit
Transport properties Research update Metallic superfluid seen in computer Theorists predict new state of matter at pressures of 4 million atmospheres Read article: Metallic superfluid seen in computer
Plasma physics Research update Cold plasmas move on New plasma source could have applications in medicine and dentistry Read article: Cold plasmas move on
Quantum optics Research update A cold twist on the Hanbury Brown Twiss effect Physicists discover classic effect in ultracold quantum gases Read article: A cold twist on the Hanbury Brown Twiss effect
Superconductivity Research update Vortices seen in Fermi gas Clear evidence for a new type of superfluid has been seen in a rotating ultracold gas Read article: Vortices seen in Fermi gas
Ultracold matter Research update Molecular surprise in one dimension Ultracold atoms reveal novel behaviour in optical lattice Read article: Molecular surprise in one dimension
Transport properties Research update Oxygen loses its magnetism under pressure A solid-state transformation that physicists had long thought might occur has finally been observed Read article: Oxygen loses its magnetism under pressure
Ultracold matter Research update A recipe for making strings in the lab Experiments with ultracold gases could provide insights into supersymmetry Read article: A recipe for making strings in the lab
Superconductivity Research update Tiny fridge aims big How to make an electron-tunnelling refrigerator Read article: Tiny fridge aims big