Transport properties Research update Combination technique shows the strain Moiré technique and electron holography combined to give 2D strain map Read article: Combination technique shows the strain
Telescopes and space missions Research update Auroral light is polarized after all New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom Read article: Auroral light is polarized after all
Structure and dynamics Research update Synchrotron proves Europeans were not the first painters to use oils Scientists find Afghan oil paintings that date back hundreds of years before the Renaissance Read article: Synchrotron proves Europeans were not the first painters to use oils
Nuclear power Research update New probe measures magnetic fields inside solids Spin-polarized neutrons produce 3D images Read article: New probe measures magnetic fields inside solids
Nuclear physics Research update Neutron detector to sniff out explosives New device could identify illegal substances inside vehicles
Quantum optics Research update Entangled photons could sharpen your view Quantum illumination could see through noise
Telescopes and space missions Research update Single photons make the trek from space Quantum communications via satellite might soon be feasible
Telescopes and space missions Research update Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’ Astronomers set to begin five-year search Read article: Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Ultrafast science Research update Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light Technique produces shortest wavelengths for a FEL Read article: Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light
Telescopes and space missions Research update WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model Five-year data reveal a cosmic neutrino background Read article: WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model
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