Read article: Quantum telescope could make giant mirrors obsolete Telescopes and space missions Research update Quantum telescope could make giant mirrors obsolete Proposal uses cloned photons to beat diffraction limit
Read article: Why an ultracold gas is like a wireless network Ultrafast science Research update Why an ultracold gas is like a wireless network Discovery could lead to quantum logic circuits
Read article: Ultrathin material glides from metal to semiconductor Transport properties Research update Ultrathin material glides from metal to semiconductor New insights into molybdenite could lead to better electronics
Read article: Pivoting exoplanets could harbour life Telescopes and space missions Research update Pivoting exoplanets could harbour life Tilted orbits might allow water to remain liquid on the surface
Read article: International performance mixed for UK physicists Publishing Research update International performance mixed for UK physicists Publishing output emphasizes quality over quantity
Read article: Physicists create frictionless flow by adding more friction Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists create frictionless flow by adding more friction Counterintuitive effect could lead to better processing of materials
Read article: First discovery of double star that brightens during eclipse Telescopes and space missions Research update First discovery of double star that brightens during eclipse Einstein's general theory of relativity explains the phenomenon
Read article: Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm Nuclear power Research update Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm Repository design made cheap and easy with new tool
Read article: Could pulsars explain the positron excess? Telescopes and space missions Research update Could pulsars explain the positron excess? AMS-02 dataset accounted for without dark-matter contribution
Read article: Plasmonic waveguide stops light in its tracks Semiconductors and electronics Research update Plasmonic waveguide stops light in its tracks Design could help build 'stopped-light laser'
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays