Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Lessons from Fukushima Mike Weightman says improving nuclear safety should never stop Read article: Lessons from Fukushima
Ultrafast science Research update Isotope separation with a light touch Lithium-7 could be isolated without toxic mercury Read article: Isotope separation with a light touch
Ultracold matter News Our favourite pictures of 2011 From Batman under the microscope to dancing black holes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2011
Nuclear power Feature Firm takes middle ground to fusion Fusion demonstrator could cost fraction of a standard reactor, as Hamish Johnston reports Read article: Firm takes middle ground to fusion
Particles and interactions Video How Rutherford shaped nuclear physics Invited speakers at the Rutherford Centennial Conference wax lyrical about their work Read article: How Rutherford shaped nuclear physics
Superconductivity Opinion and reviews Leading by example Robert P Crease pays tribute to President Bush's late science adviser John Marburger Read article: Leading by example
Nuclear power Research update China–US neutrino facility opens The Daya Bay experiment will search for electron antineutrino disappearance Read article: China–US neutrino facility opens
Nuclear power Research update Testing nuclear materials on the nanoscale Results could help in the design of new materials for nuclear applications Read article: Testing nuclear materials on the nanoscale
Policy and funding News Nuclear physicists protest at isotope facility closure 2012 US budget cancels funding for the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility Read article: Nuclear physicists protest at isotope facility closure
Philosophy, sociology and religion News Japan quake triggers nuclear rethink Nations to review the safety of their nuclear-power programmes Read article: Japan quake triggers nuclear rethink