Surfaces and interfaces Research update Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets System could be used to model celestial dynamics Read article: Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets
Nanomaterials Research update Building nanomagnets atom by atom Iron chains could point to new magnetic effect Read article: Building nanomagnets atom by atom
Superconductivity Research update ‘Magnetic Josephson effect’ seen for the first time Magnetic flux tunnels through superconductor Read article: ‘Magnetic Josephson effect’ seen for the first time
Magnetism and spin Research update How to hide from a magnetic field Researchers build the first ever practical exact cloak Read article: How to hide from a magnetic field
Structure and dynamics Research update Internal structure of antihydrogen probed for the first time ALPHA experiment makes rapid advances in demystifying antimatter Read article: Internal structure of antihydrogen probed for the first time
Optical physics Research update Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe? Extreme magnetic fields could create superlens just after the Big Bang Read article: Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe?
Ultracold matter News Our favourite pictures of 2011 From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2011
Superconductivity Opinion and reviews Uplifting thoughts Ted Forgan reviews Rising Force: the Magic of Magnetic Levitation by James Livingston Read article: Uplifting thoughts
Structure and dynamics Research update Ferrofluid pump has no moving parts Device could be used in everything from microfluidics to large-scale mechanical devices Read article: Ferrofluid pump has no moving parts
Low-temperature physics Interview Neutrons for the future at the Institut Laue-Langevin Andrew Harrison talks about how the Grenoble lab hopes to maintain its world-class position Read article: Neutrons for the future at the Institut Laue-Langevin