Data acquisition and analysis Research update CRESST uncovers hint of dark matter Tentative results excite some, but do not match other signals well Read article: CRESST uncovers hint of dark matter
Philosophy, sociology and religion Feature Licence to stun David Wilkinson describes how physicists helped test the safety and effectiveness of less-lethal weapons Read article: Licence to stun
Telescopes and space missions Research update Peering into the past of near-Earth asteroids Stony asteroids are the birthplace of Earth-bound meteorites, study finds Read article: Peering into the past of near-Earth asteroids
Plasma physics Video The inside track on simulation software The future's bright for simulation, say David Kan and Daniel Smith of COMSOL Read article: The inside track on simulation software
Optical physics Research update LEDs illuminate room with data Data system could double as lighting Read article: LEDs illuminate room with data
Telescopes and space missions Research update More surprises for the Voyager mission at the edge of the solar system Heliosphere not as we expected, say NASA researchers Read article: More surprises for the Voyager mission at the edge of the solar system
Gravity Research update CoGeNT findings support dark-matter halo theory Seasonal variation in detector's signal points to low-mass WIMP Read article: CoGeNT findings support dark-matter halo theory
Climate Video Head in a CLOUD Jasper Kirkby on CERN's climate experiment Read article: Head in a CLOUD
Imaging Feature Vision of beauty Richard Taylor explains why fractals play a key role in retinal-implant technology Read article: Vision of beauty
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Web life Physics World reviews STAR-LITE Read article: Web life