Structure and dynamics Research update Pushy bacteria create their own superfluids Collective motion of bacterial swimming could power tiny motors Read article: Pushy bacteria create their own superfluids
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Metal foams could make promising radiation shields Environmentally friendly foams could be used in everything from space travel to nuclear reactors Read article: Metal foams could make promising radiation shields
Particles and interactions Research update Weyl fermions are spotted at long last Solution to the Dirac equation detected 85 years after it was predicted Read article: Weyl fermions are spotted at long last
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
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