Ultrafast science Research update Photon shape could be used to encode quantum information New technique may allow transmission of secure data Read article: Photon shape could be used to encode quantum information
Quantum mechanics Research update Can the future affect the past? "Backward causality" might exist in nature, according to new thought experiment Read article: Can the future affect the past?
Transport properties Research update Prototype ‘Mott transistor’ developed Phase transition found to occur through bulk of material Read article: Prototype ‘Mott transistor’ developed
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bouncing droplets simulate Zeeman effect "Walkers" could boost Bohm interpretation quantum mechanics Read article: Bouncing droplets simulate Zeeman effect
Particles and interactions Interview Peter Higgs in the spotlight Peter Higgs speaks to Physics World about his life in science and the search for the eponymous boson in a special audio interview Read article: Peter Higgs in the spotlight
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Quantum guidebooks Robert P Crease surveys the many tour guides to the quantum world Read article: Quantum guidebooks
Quantum mechanics Feature The quantum game of life Can our universe be modelled as a giant computer? Pablo Arrighi and Jonathan Grattage describe recent advances in the "digital physics" project Read article: The quantum game of life
Quantum mechanics Research update Two new surprises for three-body physics Efimov-like trimers could exist for long-range interactions and for fermions Read article: Two new surprises for three-body physics
Quantum mechanics Research update Supercomputers provide new insight into charge–parity violation Kaon decay process simulated and computationally verified Read article: Supercomputers provide new insight into charge–parity violation
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews The cat that never dies Robert P Crease explains the enduring fascination with Schrödinger's cat Read article: The cat that never dies