Policy and funding News Multimedia highlights of 2012 From the fault lines of San Francisco to the insane traffic of Mumbai Read article: Multimedia highlights of 2012
Particles and interactions Research update Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2012 ATLAS and CMS take top gong for Higgs-like discovery Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2012
Structure and dynamics Research update Mesons measure collision temperatures Quark–gluon plasma probed at CMS Read article: Mesons measure collision temperatures
Personalities News Higgs hunters and Stephen Hawking bag new $3m prizes Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner splashes cash on fundamental physics Read article: Higgs hunters and Stephen Hawking bag new $3m prizes
Quantum optics Research update Table-top test targets quantum foam Single photons could shed light on quantum gravity Read article: Table-top test targets quantum foam
Policy and funding News Italy cancels €1bn SuperB collider Italian government pulls funding for particle accelerator Read article: Italy cancels €1bn SuperB collider
Quantum mechanics Research update BaBar makes first direct measurement of time-reversal violation Result is statistically significant and consistent with indirect observations Read article: BaBar makes first direct measurement of time-reversal violation
Structure and dynamics Research update Unexpected ‘ridge’ seen in CMS collision data again "Ridge" could be theoretical form of matter known as a "colour glass condensate" Read article: Unexpected ‘ridge’ seen in CMS collision data again
Particles and interactions Feature Cornering the Higgs boson Michael Riordan continues his tale of the hunt for the Higgs boson Read article: Cornering the Higgs boson
Telescopes and space missions Research update Huge cosmic-ray observatory set for Siberia First prototypes installed for the $46m Hundred Square-km Cosmic Origin Explorer Read article: Huge cosmic-ray observatory set for Siberia
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