Lasers Research update Relativity passes latest test Analysis of satellite data provides evidence for "frame dragging" Read article: Relativity passes latest test
Ultrafast science Research update Angular pits boost DVD storage New optical method could store up to one terabyte of data on a single DVD Read article: Angular pits boost DVD storage
Ultrafast science Research update Table-top accelerators make progress Plasma-based particle accelerators are now able to produce monoenergetic electron beams
Ultrafast science Research update NIST unveils smallest atomic clock An atomic clock that is the size of a grain of rice could bring the technology to portable electronics
Lasers Research update Looking inside a laser pulse Physicists have directly measured the electric field of a light pulse for the first time Read article: Looking inside a laser pulse
Lasers Research update Physicists stop forgers in their tracks Holographic approach reveals tiny differences in handwriting Read article: Physicists stop forgers in their tracks
Lasers Research update US team breaks power density record Researchers create a focused laser spot with the highest intensity to date
Lasers Research update Femtosecond lasers aid frequency standards fs lasers could help in next-generation optical frequency standards
Ultrafast science Research update Making atoms cooler Cavity increases laser cooling rate by a factor of five Read article: Making atoms cooler
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays