Nuclear physics Research update Shutdown of nuclear-waste site threatens neutrino lab Underground explosion leads to temporary shutdown of EXO-200 Read article: Shutdown of nuclear-waste site threatens neutrino lab
Policy and funding News US particle-physics panel presents plan for the future 20-year plan emphasizes international collaboration Read article: US particle-physics panel presents plan for the future
Structure and dynamics Research update Superheavy element 117 weighs in again New isotope "lawrencium-266" also detected Read article: Superheavy element 117 weighs in again
Nuclear power Research update Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm Repository design made cheap and easy with new tool Read article: Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm
Stars and solar physics Research update Physicists link neutron stars to earthbound alloys Calculations suggest neutron-star crusts have rich and varied structure Read article: Physicists link neutron stars to earthbound alloys
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?