Ultrafast science Research update Superlens avoids absorption "Electromagnetically induced chirality" could make optical superlenses practical
Ultrafast science Research update Opaque lens focuses light Physicists turn scattering of light into a beneficial effect Read article: Opaque lens focuses light
Ultrafast science Research update X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier New technique could allow atomic processes to be studied in real time Read article: X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Laser flips magnetic bit without any help External field not needed to write data Read article: Laser flips magnetic bit without any help
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