Telescopes and space missions Research update Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011 Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Structure and dynamics Research update Super-resolution microscope coming to a lab near you Max Planck Society to commercialize latest breakthrough Read article: Super-resolution microscope coming to a lab near you
Optical physics Research update Digital contact lenses come into focus Lens could serve as a biosensor or as an aid to the hearing impaired Read article: Digital contact lenses come into focus
Structure and dynamics Research update Norman Ramsey: 1915–2011 Atomic-clock pioneer dies aged 96 Read article: Norman Ramsey: 1915–2011
Nanomaterials Research update Cells dine on nanotubes with dire results Tiny tips could hold the key to toxic effects Read article: Cells dine on nanotubes with dire results
Ultrafast science Research update New microscope peers deep into tissue Technique could boost research into atherosclerosis Read article: New microscope peers deep into tissue
Optical physics Research update Camera fits on the head of a pin Microscopic device can be made for a few pennies Read article: Camera fits on the head of a pin
Ultrafast science Research update NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’ Researchers do away with the magnets that are usually needed for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Read article: NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’
Nuclear medicine Research update Medical isotope shortages could become commonplace Nuclear Energy Agency report warns of processing bottlenecks Read article: Medical isotope shortages could become commonplace
Nuclear medicine Opinion and reviews Absence of evidence Peter Williams weighs up a controversial book challenging the convention that there is no safe level of radiation Read article: Absence of evidence