Transport properties Research update Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K "Holy grail" discovery is first major step for conventional room-temperature superconductivity Read article: Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K
Superconductivity Research update Physicists create a magnetic wormhole in the lab Spherical device might have very down-to-Earth applications Read article: Physicists create a magnetic wormhole in the lab
Ultracold matter Research update Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds New variation of atomic force microscopy can observe subtle charge imbalances Read article: Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds
Particles and interactions Research update GRAND plans for new neutrino observatory Vast radio array would observe universe via high-energy neutrinos Read article: GRAND plans for new neutrino observatory
Nanomaterials Research update Physicists get a surprise when watching quasicrystals grow Error-correction process maintains complicated structure Read article: Physicists get a surprise when watching quasicrystals grow
Renewables Research update Physicists isolate neutrinos from Earth’s mantle for first time Italy's Borexino detector provides further insights into radioactive heating of the Earth Read article: Physicists isolate neutrinos from Earth’s mantle for first time
Nuclear physics Research update Neutrino-mass measurements could benefit from holmium-trapping result Resolution of nuclear-decay quandary is important step forward, say physicists Read article: Neutrino-mass measurements could benefit from holmium-trapping result
Optical physics Research update Eye shape reveals whether animal is predator or prey Horizontal pupils keep grazers safe, vertical pupils help predators to ambush prey Read article: Eye shape reveals whether animal is predator or prey
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Tiny particles dance around each other in near-zero gravity $20,000 camera is dropped 3 m to understand how planets are formed Read article: Tiny particles dance around each other in near-zero gravity
Telescopes and space missions Research update New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity Complete 400-year sunspot history recalibrated for the first time Read article: New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity