Telescopes and space missions Research update Putting a new spin on variable stars New class of pulsating stars that defy current theories is discovered Read article: Putting a new spin on variable stars
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotube sensor detects Lyme disease Transistor-based device could rival traditional immunoassays Read article: Nanotube sensor detects Lyme disease
Quantum optics Research update Quantum computer solves simple linear equations New technique could be scaled-up to solve more complex problems Read article: Quantum computer solves simple linear equations
Quantum optics Research update Quantum teleportation done between distant large objects Spin state transferred between atomic gases Read article: Quantum teleportation done between distant large objects
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Monopoles unwind magnetic whorls Skyrmion study could lead to better data storage Read article: Monopoles unwind magnetic whorls
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Positive or negative? Nanoparticle surface charge affects cell-membrane interactions New result could be important for biomedical applications such as drug delivery and anti-cancer treatments Read article: Positive or negative? Nanoparticle surface charge affects cell-membrane interactions
Telescopes and space missions Research update Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub X-rays emitted by cloud could be seen by NASA's NuSTAR and Chandra Read article: Monster gas cloud could unveil Milky Way’s black-hole hub
Ultrafast science Research update A cloak in time Researchers build a temporal cloak based on the Talbot effect Read article: A cloak in time
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsars map the way for space missions Spacecraft could be navigated using X-ray emissions from millisecond pulsars Read article: Pulsars map the way for space missions
Telescopes and space missions Research update Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies? New type of strongly interacting dark matter suggested Read article: Do dark-matter discs envelop galaxies?