Transport properties Research update Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top Surface science technique no longer needs a synchrotron Read article: Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews The spot in the shadow Robert P Crease shows just how hard it can be to assign credit for a scientific discovery Read article: The spot in the shadow
Nuclear power Research update Laser fusion passes milestone National Ignition Facility gets more energy out than it puts in Read article: Laser fusion passes milestone
Ultrafast science Research update Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact Mid-infrared light source could have medical applications Read article: Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact
Ultrafast science Research update Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots Method could be used to develop energy-saving LCD screens and for quantum cryptography Read article: Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots
Ultrafast science Research update Room-temperature quantum dots emit single photons Nanocrystals might be ideal for future quantum-information processors Read article: Room-temperature quantum dots emit single photons
Particles and interactions Video Accelerating science and technology at the Cockcroft Institute Looking forward to a UK-based free-electron laser Read article: Accelerating science and technology at the Cockcroft Institute
Transport properties Research update Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing New device replaces unwieldy vacuum chambers Read article: Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing
Ultracold matter Blog The world of physics in 2014 Find out more about the key physics events of the coming year – and those we predict might happen Read article: The world of physics in 2014
Ultrafast science Feature Shedding new light on old art Martin Fischer shows the benefits for the art world of the laser-based technique of pump–probe microscopy Read article: Shedding new light on old art