Transport properties Research update Perfect lens could reverse Casimir force "Quantum levitation" could reduce friction in tiny machines
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
Transport properties Research update Tiny spheres could control light Calculations may lead to new sources of coherent light
Soft matter and liquids Research update Soft-matter pioneer dies French physicist and Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes has passed away Read article: Soft-matter pioneer dies
Optical physics Research update Negative refraction gets natural Physicists discover that ferromagnets can have a negative refractive index
Optical physics Research update Buffer boosts optical integration Infrared light propagates over silicon substrate
Optical physics Research update Quasicrystals are selective with terahertz light Irregularly-spaced holes let through more light than you'd expect Read article: Quasicrystals are selective with terahertz light
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Magnifying superlenses show more detail than before Designs could make the optical imaging of DNA molecules possible Read article: Magnifying superlenses show more detail than before