Ultrafast science Research update Laser polarization boosts quality of proton beams New technique could improve laser-plasma accelerators Read article: Laser polarization boosts quality of proton beams
Quantum optics Research update Quantum teleportation comes to Hefei and Calgary Studies show quantum communications possible using metropolitan optical-fibre networks Read article: Quantum teleportation comes to Hefei and Calgary
Nanomaterials Research update Buckling graphene takes a ‘Lévy flight’ New effect could power small electronic devices Read article: Buckling graphene takes a ‘Lévy flight’
Imaging Research update X-rays yield ghost images New techniques might lead to lower doses for X-ray diagnoses Read article: X-rays yield ghost images
Nuclear medicine Research update US facing medical-isotope shortage when production ceases in Canada Ailing NRU reactor will stop making molybdenum-99 in October Read article: US facing medical-isotope shortage when production ceases in Canada
Ultrafast science Research update Chirped laser pulses could deliver high-quality ion beams Proposed technique could be used for cancer therapy Read article: Chirped laser pulses could deliver high-quality ion beams
Optical physics Research update Squeezed light shatters previous record for manipulating quantum uncertainty New technique avoids loss and could be used in gravitational wave detectors Read article: Squeezed light shatters previous record for manipulating quantum uncertainty
Soft matter and liquids Research update Light pushes liquid uphill Illuminated polymer tubes could replace pumps in labs-on-a-chip Read article: Light pushes liquid uphill
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Biocompatible piezoelectric generator is made from fish scales Non-toxic device could be used in battery-free electronics Read article: Biocompatible piezoelectric generator is made from fish scales
Cosmology Research update First stars and galaxies are not as old as we thought, say Planck astronomers Latest observations of CMB polarization rekindle debate over the start of reionization Read article: First stars and galaxies are not as old as we thought, say Planck astronomers