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
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
Earth sciences Research update Tōhoku quake coincided with sky ‘anomalies’ Researchers link infrared and ionosphere anomalies to Japan's biggest quake Read article: Tōhoku quake coincided with sky ‘anomalies’
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Web life Physics World reviews STAR-LITE Read article: Web life
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists create ‘backward laser’ Device could monitor pollutants and explosives, say researchers Read article: Physicists create ‘backward laser’
Earth sciences Research update Listening to the sounds of slippery slopes Acoustic emission technique for landslide early warning system Read article: Listening to the sounds of slippery slopes
Ultrafast science Opinion and reviews Body talk Robert P Crease tests two firms' 3D body-scanning devices Read article: Body talk
Transport properties Research update Terahertz scanning acquires sense of direction Metamaterial device could boost airport security Read article: Terahertz scanning acquires sense of direction
Transport properties Research update Nanofibres power portable electronics Tiny generator could be used in medical implants Read article: Nanofibres power portable electronics
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