Read article: Controlling heart beats with lasers Optical physics Research update Controlling heart beats with lasers Bird heart experiment brings optical pacemakers a step closer
Read article: Electrons caught moving on the edge Ultrafast science Research update Electrons caught moving on the edge Breakthrough that could enable physicists to regulate photosynthesis
Read article: ‘Dark pulse laser’ could improve telecoms Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Dark pulse laser’ could improve telecoms Physicists create brief pulses of darkness
Read article: Plan for ‘nuclear clock’ unveiled Nuclear physics Research update Plan for ‘nuclear clock’ unveiled Solid-state system could be far simpler than atomic clocks
Read article: Making rain with lasers Lasers Research update Making rain with lasers Ultra-intense laser beam found to induce cloud formation
Read article: And then there was light Lasers Feature And then there was light Pauline Rigby describes how a then little-known scientist became the first person to design and build a working laser
Read article: The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50 Lasers Video The first 50 years of the laser – and the next 50 The laser at 50: physicists will have a defining role to play in the next 50 years of the laser, says Tom Baer
Read article: Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure Lasers Video Medical lasers: diagnose, treat, cure The laser at 50: the laser is a major force in medicine and one that's set to play a pivotal role in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage disease, says Brian Pog...
Read article: The next big thing in laser manufacturing Lasers Video The next big thing in laser manufacturing The laser at 50: the ultrafast fibre laser has a bright future in manufacturing, explains Andreas Tünnermann
Read article: Space-based lasers: the final frontier? Telescopes and space missions Video Space-based lasers: the final frontier? The laser at 50: what can you do with a laser in space that you can't do on the ground? Narasimha Prasad sheds some light
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays