Read article: Two decades and counting… Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Two decades and counting… Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
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Read article: Bush honours US atomic physicist Ultrafast science Research update Bush honours US atomic physicist David Wineland wins US National Medal of Science
Read article: Entanglement remains a mystery Quantum mechanics Research update Entanglement remains a mystery Swiss experiment implies information would have to travel thousands of times faster than light to explain quantum entanglement
Read article: Laser beams are entangled in space Quantum mechanics Research update Laser beams are entangled in space Breakthrough could allow optical measurements to beat the 'diffraction limit'
Soft matter and liquids Research update Superfluids point to the origin of ‘monster’ ocean waves Researchers say wave energy can cascade towards long wavelengths
Read article: A quantum renaissance Quantum optics Feature A quantum renaissance Markus Aspelmeyer and Anton Zeilinger on how technological advances let us readdress fundamental quantum puzzles
Read article: Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Structure and dynamics Research update Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics
Read article: Information ‘not lost’ in black holes Stars and solar physics Research update Information ‘not lost’ in black holes The end may be in sight for the black hole "information paradox"
Structure and dynamics Research update Atom laser makes its first measurement The ability to modify an atom-laser beam should open up avenues in quantum information
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays