Nanomaterials Research update Supersonic bullets test graphene’s strength Carbon sheet is much better at absorbing impacts than steel Read article: Supersonic bullets test graphene’s strength
Quantum optics News UK unveils £120m quantum-technology hubs Birmingham, Glasgow, Oxford and York universities chosen to co-ordinate new initiative to exploit quantum research Read article: UK unveils £120m quantum-technology hubs
Surfaces and interfaces Research update ‘Quantum reporters’ measure magnetic resonance of one proton Physicists turn quantum problem into an opportunity Read article: ‘Quantum reporters’ measure magnetic resonance of one proton
Superconductivity Research update New amplifier design could improve quantum circuits Device based on Josephson junctions offers broader bandwidth Read article: New amplifier design could improve quantum circuits
Metrology Research update Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists Report slams US National Institute of Standards and Technology for supporting flawed algorithm Read article: Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Quantum optics Research update Entangled clocks could provide accurate world time standard Network could join the search for new physics Read article: Entangled clocks could provide accurate world time standard
Ultrafast science Research update Plans unveiled for world’s first X-ray frequency comb Device could put fundamental physics to the test Read article: Plans unveiled for world’s first X-ray frequency comb
Constants and units Podcasts Building better atomic clocks Two keepers of atomic time at the National Physical Laboratory look to the future Read article: Building better atomic clocks
Structure and dynamics Research update Tiny mechanical resonator made from just four molecules Beam is the world's smallest man-made nanomechanical oscillator Read article: Tiny mechanical resonator made from just four molecules
Metrology Feature The lure of G Jon Cartwright finds out why physicists are still scratching their heads over the value of the gravitational constant, "big G" Read article: The lure of G