Nanomaterials Research update Listening with a ‘quantum ear’ Tiny microphone could pave the way for quantum acoustics Read article: Listening with a ‘quantum ear’
Ultrafast science Research update Raman technique peers into cabin baggage New scanner could ease airport liquids ban Read article: Raman technique peers into cabin baggage
Ultracold matter News Our favourite pictures of 2011 From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2011
Telescopes and space missions Research update Voyager sets sights on Milky Way Galactic radiation seen for the first time Read article: Voyager sets sights on Milky Way
Ultrafast science Research update Cavity spectroscopy does carbon dating New technique is compact and low cost Read article: Cavity spectroscopy does carbon dating
Planetary science Research update Laser gyroscope measures the Earth’s ‘wobble’ New method would be cheaper and simpler than astronomical measurements Read article: Laser gyroscope measures the Earth’s ‘wobble’
Telescopes and space missions Research update Active galactic nuclei measure the universe Radius and luminosity relationship used as "standard candle" Read article: Active galactic nuclei measure the universe
Particles and interactions Research update Do neutrinos move faster than the speed of light? Tantalizing result announced by Italian experiment Read article: Do neutrinos move faster than the speed of light?
Earth sciences Research update Portable lasers probe oil-rig waste Quantum-cascade-laser kit developed for chemical analysis of hydrocarbons Read article: Portable lasers probe oil-rig waste
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