Quantum optics Research update Gamma-ray shaping could lead to ‘nuclear’ quantum computers Mössbauer effect used to modulate individual photons Read article: Gamma-ray shaping could lead to ‘nuclear’ quantum computers
Nuclear power Research update Laser fusion passes milestone National Ignition Facility gets more energy out than it puts in Read article: Laser fusion passes milestone
Nuclear physics Video What are the big unanswered questions in nuclear physics? Peter Butler on why there is still so much to learn about matter in the universe Read article: What are the big unanswered questions in nuclear physics?
Nuclear physics Video How do you make a pear-shaped nucleus? Peter Butler on why quantum mechanics leads to the existence of novel nuclei Read article: How do you make a pear-shaped nucleus?
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Politics or physics? Gerard DeGroot reviews Churchill’s Bomb, Graham Farmelo’s new book on Winston Churchill and the atomic bomb project Read article: Politics or physics?
Nuclear physics Research update Why 34 is the magic number for calcium RIKEN researchers spot new nuclear magic number Read article: Why 34 is the magic number for calcium
Nuclear physics Opinion and reviews Web life: 94 Elements A documentary film project about the chemical elements and how people interact with them Read article: Web life: 94 Elements
Stars and solar physics Research update Shedding light on the masses of exotic nuclides Precise measurements help explain formation of heavy elements Read article: Shedding light on the masses of exotic nuclides
Stars and solar physics Research update Emeritus trio scoops the 2013 Dirac Medal Kibble, Peebles and Rees recognized by the ICTP Read article: Emeritus trio scoops the 2013 Dirac Medal
Ultrafast science Research update How to make zeptosecond X-ray pulses Ultrashort bursts could probe nuclear processes Read article: How to make zeptosecond X-ray pulses
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays