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?
Ultracold matter Research update Physicists design acoustically invisible walls Method can be used over a range of frequencies Read article: Physicists design acoustically invisible walls
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists rethink celebrated Kelvin wake pattern for ships Satellite images and modelling used to study narrow wakes Read article: Physicists rethink celebrated Kelvin wake pattern for ships
Planetary science Research update Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them Results suggest projectile materials may remain on the Moon Read article: Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Transport properties Research update Redefining the ampere with the help of graphene? New carbon-based single-electron pump could help redefine the standard unit of current Read article: Redefining the ampere with the help of graphene?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Blazars help measure extragalactic background light New method looks at attenuated high-energy gamma rays Read article: Blazars help measure extragalactic background light
Superconductivity Research update Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions Antiferromagnetic interaction created between potassium atoms Read article: Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions
Microscopy Research update ‘Quantum microscope’ peers into the hydrogen atom Technique can directly observe orbital structure Read article: ‘Quantum microscope’ peers into the hydrogen atom