Surfaces and interfaces Research update Broadband invisibility cloak unveiled New device conceals objects over 4 GHz frequency range Read article: Broadband invisibility cloak unveiled
Ultrafast science Research update Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery Minkowski proved wrong about momentum of light
Quantum optics Research update Casimir effect goes negative Bizarre vacuum force is repulsive, as well as attractive Read article: Casimir effect goes negative
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Reasons to be cheerful The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Structure and dynamics Research update European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade New beamlines will allow nanometre-scale experiments at Grenoble lab Read article: European synchrotron secures €177m upgrade
Ultrafast science Research update Light moves tiny devices Researchers combine nanophotonics and nanomechanics
Optical physics Research update A simpler route to invisibility Geometry of curved space could be used to make broadband cloak, say physicists Read article: A simpler route to invisibility
Telescopes and space missions Research update First ‘bona fide’ direct images of exoplanets Hubble, Gemini and Keck spot four new planets outside our solar system Read article: First ‘bona fide’ direct images of exoplanets
Optical physics Feature Phoenix unlocks the icy history of Mars Jacqueline Hewett speaks to Peter Smith, the principal investigator on NASA's Phoenix mission to Mars Read article: Phoenix unlocks the icy history of Mars
Optical physics Interview Measuring ultrashort pulses needs precision Marie Freebody speaks to Rick Trebino about the intricacies of measuring ultrashort pulses and how the devices that characterize such pulses can be commercialized Read article: Measuring ultrashort pulses needs precision
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