Low-temperature physics Feature Ultracold plasmas and Rydberg gases New physics near absolute zero Read article: Ultracold plasmas and Rydberg gases
Planetary science Feature Once and future Mars Both ESA and NASA are launching missions to Mars this year Read article: Once and future Mars
Personalities Feature William Thomson: king of Victorian physics The life and times of Lord Kelvin Read article: William Thomson: king of Victorian physics
Art and science Feature Physics meets art and literature From Einstein and Picasso to the present day, art is meeting science all around us Read article: Physics meets art and literature
Quantum Feature Let the quantum games begin Quantum mechanics is providing new insights into game theory, say Chiu Fan Lee and Neil F Johnson Read article: Let the quantum games begin
Surfaces and interfaces Feature The Casimir effect: a force from nothing The force could affect everything from micromachines to unified theories of nature, says Astrid Lambrecht Read article: The Casimir effect: a force from nothing
Culture, history and society Feature The life and times of a popular scientist Physicist Paul Davies has branched out to write about cosmology, religion and the origins of life Read article: The life and times of a popular scientist
Quantum mechanics Feature Quantum theory and the Nobel prize Prejudice left the pioneers of quantum mechanics unrewarded until 1932, says Robert Marc Friedman Read article: Quantum theory and the Nobel prize
Renewables Feature Energy challenges Environmental concerns fuel the search for alternative energies Read article: Energy challenges