Stars and solar physics Research update Solar storms could be forecast by monitoring cosmic rays Forbush decrease effect is tracked between the Sun and Earth Read article: Solar storms could be forecast by monitoring cosmic rays
Particles and interactions Research update CERN team solves decades-old mystery of light nuclei formation ALICE collaboration identifies three-phase process that allows particles to form despite energetically unfavourable conditions Read article: CERN team solves decades-old mystery of light nuclei formation
Condensed matter Research update Anyon physics could explain coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism Calculations explain curious properties of some 2D materials Read article: Anyon physics could explain coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism
Ultracold matter Research update Shapiro steps spotted in ultracold bosonic and fermionic gases Research could lead to a standard for chemical potential Read article: Shapiro steps spotted in ultracold bosonic and fermionic gases
Quantum Research update Cracking the limits of clocks: a new uncertainty relation for time itself Physicists uncover a universal limit on timekeeping precision, proving that anything from heartbeats to ocean waves can be a clock – but none escape the noise Read article: Cracking the limits of clocks: a new uncertainty relation for time itself
Microscopy Research update Bidirectional scattering microscope detects micro- and nanoscale structures simultaneously New device could be used to observe structures as small as individual proteins, as well as the environment in which they move Read article: Bidirectional scattering microscope detects micro- and nanoscale structures simultaneously
Nuclear physics Research update Tetraquark measurements could shed more light on the strong nuclear force CMS Collaboration focuses on a family of three all-charm exotic hadrons Read article: Tetraquark measurements could shed more light on the strong nuclear force
Artificial intelligence Research update SPONSORED Reinforcement learning could help airborne wind energy take off Machine learning technique teaches power-generating kites to extract energy from turbulent airflows more effectively, boosting their efficiency Read article: Reinforcement learning could help airborne wind energy take off
Light sources Research update Organic LED can electrically switch the handedness of emitted light A new type of OLED can generate left- or right-handed circularly polarized light from just one form of light-emitting molecule Read article: Organic LED can electrically switch the handedness of emitted light
Acoustics Research update Physicists overcome ‘acoustic collapse’ to levitate multiple objects with sound Finding could have applications in acoustic-levitation-assisted 3D printing, mid-air chemical synthesis and micro-robotics Read article: Physicists overcome ‘acoustic collapse’ to levitate multiple objects with sound