Ultrafast science Research update Atoms store 2D images for record time Laser conjures up ghostly numbers Read article: Atoms store 2D images for record time
Particles and interactions Research update Axions ruled out by PVLAS New measurements fail to find mysterious particle Read article: Axions ruled out by PVLAS
Ultrafast science Research update Laser technique could help redefine the kelvin New method hones in on Boltzmann constant
Quantum optics Research update Single atom entangles two photons Process could aid quantum computing Read article: Single atom entangles two photons
Quantum mechanics Research update Casimir force learns to swim Quantum attraction between mirrors also exists in fluids
Ultrafast science Research update European X-ray laser gets the go ahead Funding in place for construction to start early next year Read article: European X-ray laser gets the go ahead
Low-temperature physics Research update Physicists confirm existence of polariton condensate Condensates form at unusually high temperatures
Lasers Research update Laser pioneer dies Physicist Theodore Maiman, who built the world's first laser, has died at the age of 79 Read article: Laser pioneer dies
Ultrafast science Research update Electron tunnelling seen in real time Quantum-mechanical process caught in the act Read article: Electron tunnelling seen in real time
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Polariton laser reaches room temperature Quasiparticles could lead to low-power lasers
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays