Microscopy Research update New super-resolution microscope combines Nobel-winning technologies New technique achieves nanometre-scale resolution quickly Read article: New super-resolution microscope combines Nobel-winning technologies
Materials for energy Research update Improved battery capacity? Sounds like my cup of tea Researchers demonstrate a lithium ion-cell with a high-performance carbon-based anode produced by simple processing of waste tea leaves Read article: Improved battery capacity? Sounds like my cup of tea
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor discs could boost night vision New fabrication technique makes frequency doubling more accessible Read article: Semiconductor discs could boost night vision
Magnetism and spin Research update Optical clock mimics spin–orbit coupling Simulation could shed light on topological insulators and superconductors Read article: Optical clock mimics spin–orbit coupling
Constants and units Research update Antiatoms yield their first optical spectrum Result paves the way to high-precision tests of matter-antimatter asymmetry Read article: Antiatoms yield their first optical spectrum
Metrology Research update Dual optical clock races towards peak precision System reduces dead time by switching between atomic ensembles Read article: Dual optical clock races towards peak precision
Gravity Research update Quantum free fall at 8500 m Ultracold atoms study the equivalence principle on parabolic flight Read article: Quantum free fall at 8500 m
Gravity Research update LIGO’s gravitational-wave discovery is Physics World 2016 Breakthrough of the Year Long-awaited direct detection of Einstein's gravitational waves tops our list of the 10 key breakthroughs in physics this year Read article: LIGO’s gravitational-wave discovery is Physics World 2016 Breakthrough of the Year
Low-temperature physics Research update Sonic Lamb shift detected in ultracold atoms Phononic effect puts quantum electrodynamics to the test Read article: Sonic Lamb shift detected in ultracold atoms
Nanomaterials Research update Robust structural colour is inspired by a tropical bird Self-assembling, random network of pores creates a wide range of colours Read article: Robust structural colour is inspired by a tropical bird
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