Superconductivity Research update Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions Antiferromagnetic interaction created between potassium atoms Read article: Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Magnetic dipoles line up New interactions could be used to develop future hard-disk drives Read article: Magnetic dipoles line up
Magnetism and spin Research update Flipping spins spread like wildfire Magnetic system could shed light on forest fires and chemical reactions Read article: Flipping spins spread like wildfire
Superconductivity Research update Introducing the magnetic hose How to transmit magnetic fields over long distances Read article: Introducing the magnetic hose
Ultrafast science Research update Atomic magnetometer is most sensitive yet Device does not require shielding from external fields Read article: Atomic magnetometer is most sensitive yet
Transport properties Research update Spin waves carry energy from cold to hot Curious effect could be put to use in "spin caloritronics" Read article: Spin waves carry energy from cold to hot
Transport properties Research update Comparative current measurement more accurate than ever before New design uses less liquid helium Read article: Comparative current measurement more accurate than ever before
Particles and interactions Research update Search for ‘unparticles’ focuses on Earth’s crust Evidence for a fifth force could lie beneath our feet Read article: Search for ‘unparticles’ focuses on Earth’s crust
Stars and solar physics Research update Searching for magnetic monopoles in polar rocks Method advantageous for a range of monopole masses and charges Read article: Searching for magnetic monopoles in polar rocks
Transport properties Research update Heat flows ‘backwards’ across Josephson junction Physicists confirm 1965 prediction of thermal effect Read article: Heat flows ‘backwards’ across Josephson junction