Optical physics Research update Ultrathin lens is free of chromatic aberrations Anomalous and conventional dispersion cancel each other out Read article: Ultrathin lens is free of chromatic aberrations
Particles and interactions Research update Chinese lab confirms antineutrino anomalies Daya Bay energy spectrum is the best ever Read article: Chinese lab confirms antineutrino anomalies
Agriculture Research update Ground-penetrating radar boosts asparagus production Technology could yield longer spears while protecting future crops Read article: Ground-penetrating radar boosts asparagus production
Gravity Research update New insights emerge from LIGO’s gravitational-wave data Second candidate gravitational-wave signal already being probed Read article: New insights emerge from LIGO’s gravitational-wave data
Quantum mechanics Research update Theorists disentangle particle identity New view on entanglement could boost quantum technology Read article: Theorists disentangle particle identity
Gravity Research update LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes Momentous discovery marks start of a new era of gravitational-wave astronomy Read article: LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes
Biophysics Research update Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species Critical speed is derivable from a few simple scaling laws Read article: Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species
Particles and interactions Research update Physicists plan to seek Higgs force in atomic spectra Isotope shift could provide a table-top test of how the Higgs boson couples to matter Read article: Physicists plan to seek Higgs force in atomic spectra
Ultracold matter Research update Quantum-limited heat conduction smashes long-distance record Ultra-efficient heat transfer could keep quantum computers cool Read article: Quantum-limited heat conduction smashes long-distance record
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physics of brain folding recreated in the lab Study verifies mechanical explanation for how the human brain folds Read article: Physics of brain folding recreated in the lab