Soft matter and liquids Research update New look for nanodetection Physicists develop technique to detect individual nano-sized particles in real time Read article: New look for nanodetection
Transport properties Research update Ferromagnets and superconductors make negative-index materials Physicists have discovered a new type of negative-refractive-index material
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exotic materials and pulsars win European prize Researchers studying "left-handed" materials and pulsars are awarded shares of the €1m Descartes Prize
Soft matter and liquids Research update Optical devices get fishy Fish waste has attractive optical properties Read article: Optical devices get fishy
Optical physics Research update Nanotubes beam out bright light New technique is more efficient than normal electron-hole recombination route Read article: Nanotubes beam out bright light
Optical physics Research update New look for optical microscopy Making images without photons Read article: New look for optical microscopy
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon chip puts the brakes on light A photonic crystal circuit offers control over the speed of light at infrared wavelengths
Optical physics Research update Beating the sub-wavelength limit Theorists predict that cold atoms can pass through slits narrower than their de Broglie wavelength Read article: Beating the sub-wavelength limit
Optical physics Research update Nobel prize recognizes optics researchers Three physicists share the 2005 Nobel prize for their work in optics
Quantum optics Research update A cold twist on the Hanbury Brown Twiss effect Physicists discover classic effect in ultracold quantum gases Read article: A cold twist on the Hanbury Brown Twiss effect
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays