Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists upend conventional wisdom of how paint dries Analysis identifies how particles separate according to size Read article: Physicists upend conventional wisdom of how paint dries
Detectors and sensors Research update Nuclear contraband could be spotted using laser pulses New technique can detect radioactive material at distances of a few hundred metres Read article: Nuclear contraband could be spotted using laser pulses
Quantum mechanics Research update Alice and Bob have their quantum fingerprints checked Files can be matched up more efficiently using quantum mechanics Read article: Alice and Bob have their quantum fingerprints checked
Diagnostic imaging Research update Medical imaging could benefit from new X-ray detector Boost in sensitivity could reduce radiation exposure during CT scans Read article: Medical imaging could benefit from new X-ray detector
Particles and interactions Research update CERN fails to confirm Fermilab tetraquark discovery X(5568) does not appear in proton–proton collisions at LHCb Read article: CERN fails to confirm Fermilab tetraquark discovery
Advanced materials Research update Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command Structure could have a range of applications, from architecture to medicine Read article: Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command
Stars and solar physics Research update Rare-isotope decay links tiny grains to stellar explosions Discovery helps to explain how elements are made in novae Read article: Rare-isotope decay links tiny grains to stellar explosions
Biophysics Research update Bacteria act as tiny lenses to move towards light Micro-organisms focus light much like the human eye Read article: Bacteria act as tiny lenses to move towards light
Topological matter Research update Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires Topological protection could lead to better quantum computers Read article: Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires
Modelling and simulation Research update Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe Computer program applies general relativity on a huge scale Read article: Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe