Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum mechanics trumps nonlocal causality Action at a distance alone cannot explain quantum entanglement Read article: Quantum mechanics trumps nonlocal causality
Particles and interactions Research update Proton radius mystery deepens as deuterium measurement comes up short Smaller than expected radius of nucleus puzzles physicists Read article: Proton radius mystery deepens as deuterium measurement comes up short
Ultracold matter Research update Entangled Hawking radiation spotted in analogue black hole Quantized sound emerges from Bose–Einstein condensate Read article: Entangled Hawking radiation spotted in analogue black hole
Nanomaterials Research update Brittle quasicrystals become ductile at the nanoscale Experiments show that "dislocation glide" dominates quasicrystal deformation Read article: Brittle quasicrystals become ductile at the nanoscale
Telescopes and space missions Research update X-ray pulsars plot the way for deep-space GPS New method could be autonomous, increasing the capabilities of future interstellar missions Read article: X-ray pulsars plot the way for deep-space GPS
Astroparticle physics Research update Construction starts on huge Chinese cosmic-ray observatory Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory will attempt to understand the origin of cosmic rays Read article: Construction starts on huge Chinese cosmic-ray observatory
Structure and dynamics Research update Lasers reconfigure the properties of novel metasurface Switchable material can block or transmit particular wavelengths of light Read article: Lasers reconfigure the properties of novel metasurface
Ultracold matter Research update Ion-trap quantum computer is programmable and reconfigurable Five ions used to run a variety of algorithms including a quantum Fourier transform Read article: Ion-trap quantum computer is programmable and reconfigurable
Transport properties Research update First ever supercurrent observed at room temperature Certain peers are sceptical of the results and say the claims are premature Read article: First ever supercurrent observed at room temperature
Optical physics Research update Single photon simultaneously excites two atoms Process could be used as a qubit in future quantum-information processes Read article: Single photon simultaneously excites two atoms
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