Optical physics Research update ‘Metasheet’ blocks a narrow band of radiation, letting the rest pass Material made of metal helices could be used for radar cloaking Read article: ‘Metasheet’ blocks a narrow band of radiation, letting the rest pass
Telescopes and space missions Research update Spain and Chile will host next-generation gamma-ray observatory Cherenkov Telescope Array will study the most energetic events in the universe Read article: Spain and Chile will host next-generation gamma-ray observatory
Quantum optics Research update Physicists build universal optics chip New photonic device could serve as basis for quantum computers Read article: Physicists build universal optics chip
Telescopes and space missions Research update Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery C60 molecules might abound in the universe Read article: Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery
Telescopes and space missions Research update US astronomers call for a new space telescope with a giant 12 m mirror Proposed Hubble successor would launch in the 2030s Read article: US astronomers call for a new space telescope with a giant 12 m mirror
Particles and interactions Research update LHCb claims discovery of two pentaquarks Result is best evidence yet for bound states of five quarks Read article: LHCb claims discovery of two pentaquarks
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Computer-chip features shrink to 7 nm Silicon-germanium and extreme ultraviolet lithography keep Moore's law on track Read article: Computer-chip features shrink to 7 nm
Transport properties Research update Crystal phase-transitions keep babies in third-world countries warm Researchers develop non-electric incubating blankets for use in villages Read article: Crystal phase-transitions keep babies in third-world countries warm
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pluto comes into focus as New Horizons nears the dwarf planet Spacecraft will soon be just 12,500 km from Pluto Read article: Pluto comes into focus as New Horizons nears the dwarf planet
Structure and dynamics Research update X-ray analysis sheds light on fading Modernist paintings Whitening of yellow pigments linked to degradation of cadmium sulphide Read article: X-ray analysis sheds light on fading Modernist paintings