Transport properties Research update Graphane makes its debut Graphene's insulator cousin could store hydrogen fuel Read article: Graphane makes its debut
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanowires are guided around chips DNA coating offers a route to self-assembled circuits Read article: Nanowires are guided around chips
Ultrafast science Research update Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery Minkowski proved wrong about momentum of light
Quantum optics Research update Casimir effect goes negative Bizarre vacuum force is repulsive, as well as attractive Read article: Casimir effect goes negative
Transport properties Research update Graphene transistor speeds up Devices based on ‘wonder material’ could soon catch-up with silicon
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Reasons to be cheerful The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Soft matter and liquids Research update Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists Read article: Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Transport properties Research update Superconductor switches on and off Discovery could lead to faster and more efficient transistors
Transport properties Research update New thermometer could help redefine temperature Tunnel junction relates Kelvin degrees to Boltzmann constant Read article: New thermometer could help redefine temperature
Transport properties Feature A feast of visualization As physics enters the age of the petabyte, pioneering methods of visualization are fast changing the way we understand and disseminate science. Physics World presents a gallery of ... Read article: A feast of visualization