Ultrafast science Research update Ultrafast light pulses drive quasiparticle collider Femtosecond resolution of collision dynamics achieved Read article: Ultrafast light pulses drive quasiparticle collider
Ultrafast science Research update Plans for a laser-driven gamma-ray beam are unveiled by physicists Simulations show how electrons zigzagging in a magnetic field could generate megaelectronvolt photons Read article: Plans for a laser-driven gamma-ray beam are unveiled by physicists
Cosmology Research update Parallel-universe search focuses on neutrons Particles could be in a superposition of different branes, say physicists Read article: Parallel-universe search focuses on neutrons
Nuclear physics Research update Elusive nuclear-clock transition spotted in thorium-229 Discovery could lead to much more precise frequency standards Read article: Elusive nuclear-clock transition spotted in thorium-229
Structure and dynamics Research update Physicists discover new state of the water molecule Hydrogen atoms smear out into rings when water is confined in tiny channels Read article: Physicists discover new state of the water molecule
Nanomaterials Research update Superconducting quantum-dot turnstile singles out electrons Device could be used for quantum-metrology applications Read article: Superconducting quantum-dot turnstile singles out electrons
Data acquisition and analysis Research update New algorithm puts time-scrambled data into chronological order Technique developed for molecular dynamics could be used in climate science and astronomy Read article: New algorithm puts time-scrambled data into chronological order
Biomedical devices Research update Laser spectroscopy determines sex of a chicken egg New technique could improve animal welfare Read article: Laser spectroscopy determines sex of a chicken egg
Gravity Research update Are wormholes or ‘gravastars’ mimicking gravitational-wave signals from black holes? LIGO experiment could have detected signal from 'exotic' compact celestial object Read article: Are wormholes or ‘gravastars’ mimicking gravitational-wave signals from black holes?
Cryptography Research update Why quantum cryptography could be a one-way street Physicists show asymmetry in nonlocality of quantum states Read article: Why quantum cryptography could be a one-way street