Ultracold matter Research update Fermionic microscope watches individual atoms in transition Ultracold lithium atoms imaged with single-site and single-particle resolution Read article: Fermionic microscope watches individual atoms in transition
Biophysics Research update Simple interactions cause micro-organisms to follow the crowd Model explains how groups of cells move towards chemicals even when single cells do not Read article: Simple interactions cause micro-organisms to follow the crowd
Imaging Research update New forensic shoeprint system relies on total internal reflection Imaging technology does away with ink and paper Read article: New forensic shoeprint system relies on total internal reflection
Ultrafast science Research update Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations Read article: Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions
Nanomedicine Research update Tapping into graphene-oxide’s antibacterial properties to fight infections Material can cut bacterial membranes acting as a "nano-knife" Read article: Tapping into graphene-oxide’s antibacterial properties to fight infections
Ultracold matter Research update P-wave interactions accidentally spotted in ultracold atoms Serendipitous measurement opens the door to new physics Read article: P-wave interactions accidentally spotted in ultracold atoms
Telescopes and space missions Research update Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth Zoning in on a narrow band of sky where Earth's transits across the Sun can be detected Read article: Where to look for signals from alien astronomers with a good view of Earth
Particles and interactions Research update Fermilab bags a tetraquark Particle made of four different quark flavours is a first Read article: Fermilab bags a tetraquark
Quantum optics Research update Surreal behaviour spotted in photon experiment Physicists bring Bohmian trajectories to life and resolve 25-year-old debate Read article: Surreal behaviour spotted in photon experiment
Astroparticle physics Research update Fixing the Sun’s magnetic sway on cosmic rays New formula accounts for seasonal changes in solar-wind's effects on cosmic rays Read article: Fixing the Sun’s magnetic sway on cosmic rays
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