Ultrafast science Research update Physicists create ‘backward laser’ Device could monitor pollutants and explosives, say researchers Read article: Physicists create ‘backward laser’
Ultrafast science Research update Star Wars ‘telepresence’ tantalisingly close Holography delivers real-time images of remote events Read article: Star Wars ‘telepresence’ tantalisingly close
Ultrafast science Video Shining a light on FLASH Edgar Weckert talks about photon science at DESY Read article: Shining a light on FLASH
Ultrafast science Opinion and reviews Body talk Robert P Crease tests two firms' 3D body-scanning devices Read article: Body talk
Optical physics Research update Controlling heart beats with lasers Bird heart experiment brings optical pacemakers a step closer Read article: Controlling heart beats with lasers
Ultrafast science Research update Electrons caught moving on the edge Breakthrough that could enable physicists to regulate photosynthesis Read article: Electrons caught moving on the edge
Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Dark pulse laser’ could improve telecoms Physicists create brief pulses of darkness Read article: ‘Dark pulse laser’ could improve telecoms
Nuclear physics Research update Plan for ‘nuclear clock’ unveiled Solid-state system could be far simpler than atomic clocks Read article: Plan for ‘nuclear clock’ unveiled
Lasers Research update Making rain with lasers Ultra-intense laser beam found to induce cloud formation Read article: Making rain with lasers
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: And then there was light