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
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists control light at the nanoscale Polarization pulse shaper directs laser Read article: Physicists control light at the nanoscale
Ultracold matter Opinion and reviews Blog life: Uncertain Principles Our new column on blogs Read article: Blog life: Uncertain Principles
Microscopy Research update Creating monoenergetic electron beams on a tabletop Colliding lasers produce MeV electron energies within millimetres Read article: Creating monoenergetic electron beams on a tabletop
Lasers Research update Physicists peer into ultrashort laser pulses Technique could help steer electrons with astonishing precision Read article: Physicists peer into ultrashort laser pulses
Microscopy Research update Ultrafast electron microscope makes movies Structural transition followed with femtosecond accuracy Read article: Ultrafast electron microscope makes movies
Quantum optics Research update Spin measured without destruction Laser technique could boost quantum computing
Soft matter and liquids Research update Chiral liquid splits light by polarization Fresnel's theory proved at long last Read article: Chiral liquid splits light by polarization
Ultracold matter Research update BECs confound at higher temperatures Bose--Einstein condensates sidestep convention Read article: BECs confound at higher temperatures
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays