Ultrafast science Research update Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations Read article: Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions
Nanomedicine Research update Tapping into graphene-oxide’s antibacterial properties to fight infections Material can cut bacterial membranes acting as a "nano-knife" Read article: Tapping into graphene-oxide’s antibacterial properties to fight infections
Ultracold matter Research update P-wave interactions accidentally spotted in ultracold atoms Serendipitous measurement opens the door to new physics Read article: P-wave interactions accidentally spotted in ultracold atoms
Telescopes and space missions Research update Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth Zoning in on a narrow band of sky where Earth's transits across the Sun can be detected Read article: Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth
Particles and interactions Research update Fermilab bags a tetraquark Particle made of four different quark flavours is a first Read article: Fermilab bags a tetraquark
Quantum optics Research update Surreal behaviour spotted in photon experiment Physicists bring Bohmian trajectories to life and resolve 25-year-old debate Read article: Surreal behaviour spotted in photon experiment
Astroparticle physics Research update Fixing the Sun’s magnetic sway on cosmic rays New formula accounts for seasonal changes in solar-wind's effects on cosmic rays Read article: Fixing the Sun’s magnetic sway on cosmic rays
Quantum mechanics Research update Computer program dreams up new quantum experiments Algorithm uses chance to devise scenarios that are beyond human imagination Read article: Computer program dreams up new quantum experiments
Earth sciences Research update Ring laser reveals subtle seismic motion Underground gyroscope tracks rotational movement in the Earth's crust Read article: Ring laser reveals subtle seismic motion
Cosmology Research update How LIGO will change our view of the universe Gravitational waves could look back to a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang Read article: How LIGO will change our view of the universe