Ultrafast science Research update Deborah Jin bags Isaac Newton Medal JILA physicist honoured for pioneering work on ultracold atoms Read article: Deborah Jin bags Isaac Newton Medal
Nuclear power Research update Laser shines a new light on isotope separation Energy-efficient technique could be adapted for medical use
Telescopes and space missions Research update Couple emerges from trio of supermassive black holes Tightly orbiting pair could create detectable gravitational waves Read article: Couple emerges from trio of supermassive black holes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Dwarf planet could illuminate the dark sector How to test antigravity using Kuiper belt objects Read article: Dwarf planet could illuminate the dark sector
Soft matter and liquids Research update Relaxation and repulsion helps viruses pack DNA Research could have biomedical applications Read article: Relaxation and repulsion helps viruses pack DNA
Transport properties Research update Diamond defect images magnetic domain walls Method could help develop sophisticated spintronic memories Read article: Diamond defect images magnetic domain walls
Quantum computing Research update Is D-Wave’s quantum computer actually a quantum computer? Processor is no better than conventional computer on benchmark test Read article: Is D-Wave’s quantum computer actually a quantum computer?
Ultrafast science Research update Electrons’ magnetic interactions isolated at long last Quantum-information method helps make exquisite measurement Read article: Electrons’ magnetic interactions isolated at long last
Quantum optics Research update Entangled clocks could provide accurate world time standard Network could join the search for new physics Read article: Entangled clocks could provide accurate world time standard
Quantum mechanics Research update Qubits team up to detect errors Record seven-qubit quantum register built Read article: Qubits team up to detect errors
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