Quantum mechanics Research update Computer program dreams up new quantum experiments Algorithm uses chance to devise scenarios that are beyond human imagination Read article: Computer program dreams up new quantum experiments
Earth sciences Research update Ring laser reveals subtle seismic motion Underground gyroscope tracks rotational movement in the Earth's crust Read article: Ring laser reveals subtle seismic motion
Cosmology Research update How LIGO will change our view of the universe Gravitational waves could look back to a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang Read article: How LIGO will change our view of the universe
Optical physics Research update Ultrathin lens is free of chromatic aberrations Anomalous and conventional dispersion cancel each other out Read article: Ultrathin lens is free of chromatic aberrations
Particles and interactions Research update Chinese lab confirms antineutrino anomalies Daya Bay energy spectrum is the best ever Read article: Chinese lab confirms antineutrino anomalies
Agriculture Research update Ground-penetrating radar boosts asparagus production Technology could yield longer spears while protecting future crops Read article: Ground-penetrating radar boosts asparagus production
Gravity Research update New insights emerge from LIGO’s gravitational-wave data Second candidate gravitational-wave signal already being probed Read article: New insights emerge from LIGO’s gravitational-wave data
Quantum mechanics Research update Theorists disentangle particle identity New view on entanglement could boost quantum technology Read article: Theorists disentangle particle identity
Gravity Research update LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes Momentous discovery marks start of a new era of gravitational-wave astronomy Read article: LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes
Biophysics Research update Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species Critical speed is derivable from a few simple scaling laws Read article: Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species