Quantum optics News UK splashes out £270m on quantum technology Programme will support immediate commercialization Read article: UK splashes out £270m on quantum technology
Soft matter and liquids News Biophysics ‘rollercoaster ride’ wins Physics World’s 2013 Book of the Year A book that applies physics and biology to the conundrum of human consciousness edges out other contenders in a strong field Read article: Biophysics ‘rollercoaster ride’ wins Physics World’s 2013 Book of the Year
Astroparticle physics News Cosmic neutrinos named Physics World 2013 Breakthrough of the Year IceCube experiment at the South Pole tops our list of the 10 key breakthroughs in physics Read article: Cosmic neutrinos named Physics World 2013 Breakthrough of the Year
Policy and funding News Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86 His legacy includes the Kavli Foundation and the $1m Kavli Prize Read article: Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86
Telescopes and space missions News NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars Mission to study red planet's lost atmosphere Read article: NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars
Telescopes and space missions News India launches first mission to Mars Probe to arrive at the red planet in 2014 Read article: India launches first mission to Mars
Telescopes and space missions News Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference Space agency reconsiders ban on Chinese scientists Read article: Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference
Policy and funding News CERN physicist picked for new UN panel Fabiola Gianotti appointed to 26-member scientific advisory board Read article: CERN physicist picked for new UN panel
Structure and dynamics News Chemistry Nobel honours trio who combined classical and quantum physics Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel recognized for creating models of complex chemical systems Read article: Chemistry Nobel honours trio who combined classical and quantum physics
Personalities News Englert and Higgs bag Nobel Prize for Physics Pair honoured for their prediction of the Higgs boson Read article: Englert and Higgs bag Nobel Prize for Physics
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