Read article: Magnetic monopoles seen in the lab Ultracold matter Research update Magnetic monopoles seen in the lab Physicists create analogue of elusive particle in ultracold gas
Read article: Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies Telescopes and space missions Research update Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies Clues emerge about weather patterns on "hot Jupiters"
Read article: Classroom seismometers could monitor earthquakes worldwide Education and outreach Research update Classroom seismometers could monitor earthquakes worldwide Low-cost, robust device could help with geophysics education
Read article: Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists Transport properties Research update Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists Quantum effect could occur in semiconductors and the early universe
Read article: Coming soon: Rydberg the movie Ultrafast science Research update Coming soon: Rydberg the movie Free-electron lasers could track the motion of atomic electrons
Read article: Quasar shines a bright light on cosmic web Telescopes and space missions Research update Quasar shines a bright light on cosmic web First image of intergalactic filaments obtained
Read article: Quantized vibrations are essential to photosynthesis, say physicists Transport properties Research update Quantized vibrations are essential to photosynthesis, say physicists High efficiency of reaction is "unambiguously" linked to non-classical behaviour
Read article: Physicists discover 3D versions of graphene Ultrafast science Research update Physicists discover 3D versions of graphene Two compounds have Dirac cones in the bulk
Read article: CoGeNT gives further backing to annual dark-matter variation Dark matter and energy Research update CoGeNT gives further backing to annual dark-matter variation Telltale fluctuation in particle data refuses to go away
Read article: Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing Transport properties Research update Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing New device replaces unwieldy vacuum chambers
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays