Transport properties Research update Quantum mechanics boosts photosynthesis Solar energy is converted into chemical energy more efficiently thanks to quantum coherence Read article: Quantum mechanics boosts photosynthesis
Quantum optics Research update Quantum computer takes on quantum chemistry Entangled photons put to work on hydrogen molecule Read article: Quantum computer takes on quantum chemistry
Quantum mechanics Research update Physicists put forward new vaccination strategy Quantum mechanics suggests a little vaccine can go a long way Read article: Physicists put forward new vaccination strategy
Quantum mechanics Research update E8 symmetry spotted in ultracold magnet Neutron scattering confirms long-standing theoretical predictions Read article: E8 symmetry spotted in ultracold magnet
Structure and dynamics Research update Physicists catch sight of trembling particle Quantum stimulation validates Schrödinger's 1930 prediction Read article: Physicists catch sight of trembling particle
Quantum mechanics Research update Top 10 books for 2009 Physics World unveils its choices for top physics books of the year Read article: Top 10 books for 2009
Transport properties Opinion and reviews Not crazy enough Peter Knight passes verdict on the first 10 years of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Read article: Not crazy enough
Quantum mechanics Research update Special relativity passes key test Lorentz invariance holds at the Planck length Read article: Special relativity passes key test
Personalities News Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics names new building after the Cambridge physicist Read article: Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Ultracold matter Research update Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’ It's like the butterfly effect, but in a quantum system Read article: Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’
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