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
Spectroscopy Research update Diamond defects and quantum logic give NMR a boost New technique can home in on single molecules Read article: Diamond defects and quantum logic give NMR a boost
Biophysics Research update Polarized light throws birds’ magnetic compass off course Birds are completely disorientated when light is polarized perpendicularly to the direction of the magnetic field Read article: Polarized light throws birds’ magnetic compass off course
Biomedical devices Research update Sweatband measures tiny electrical signals in perspiration Wearable sensors monitor physiology and health in almost real time Read article: Sweatband measures tiny electrical signals in perspiration
Particles and interactions Research update CERN gives thumbs up to new sterile-neutrino detector Proposed experiment to undergo further design report Read article: CERN gives thumbs up to new sterile-neutrino detector
Quantum optics Research update Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable New device could find use in "boson-sampling" quantum computers Read article: Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable
History Research update Babylonian astronomers used abstract geometry to track Jupiter Geometry may have been applied to astronomy far earlier than most historians think Read article: Babylonian astronomers used abstract geometry to track Jupiter
Particles and interactions Research update ALPHA confirms antihydrogen is neutral as charged Latest result is 20 times more precise than previous measurements Read article: ALPHA confirms antihydrogen is neutral as charged
Climate Research update New type of atmospheric waves seen high above Antarctica "Endless and uninterrupted" oscillations could affect climate and communications Read article: New type of atmospheric waves seen high above Antarctica
Imaging Research update X-ray laser images nanoclusters on femtosecond timescale Technique offers high spatial and temporal resolution Read article: X-ray laser images nanoclusters on femtosecond timescale