Read article: Quantum probe beats Heisenberg limit Ultrafast science Research update Quantum probe beats Heisenberg limit Ultra-precise measurements could help brain imaging and astrophysics
Read article: Creating quantum dots from buckyballs Transport properties Research update Creating quantum dots from buckyballs Bottom-up approach to creating graphene quantum dots
Read article: Life could exist around dying stars Telescopes and space missions Research update Life could exist around dying stars White dwarfs may have Earth-like planets
Read article: Laser beam could nudge space junk away Telescopes and space missions Research update Laser beam could nudge space junk away Ground-based laser could protect satellites
Read article: Single spins flipped in optical lattice Ultracold matter Research update Single spins flipped in optical lattice Individual atoms frozen in a Mott insulator are flipped at will
Read article: Reading discs with fewer photons Quantum optics Research update Reading discs with fewer photons Entangled light extracts more information from optical discs
Read article: Tevatron tightens its grip on the Higgs Astroparticle physics Research update Tevatron tightens its grip on the Higgs Evidence mounts for a lighter, more elusive particle
Read article: Star-hungry black hole could blow galactic ‘bubbles’ Telescopes and space missions Research update Star-hungry black hole could blow galactic ‘bubbles’ Is gamma-ray emission linked to star capture?
Read article: Phase-change memory becomes more portable Nanomaterials Research update Phase-change memory becomes more portable Nanotubes shrink power demands
Read article: Laser heats up fusion quest Nuclear physics Research update Laser heats up fusion quest World's largest laser creates conditions for "ignition"
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays