Particles and interactions Research update Physicists weigh up Higgs signals So has the Higgs revealed itself at the LHC? Read article: Physicists weigh up Higgs signals
Particles and interactions Research update Higgs hunters close in on their quarry Evidence emerges for a 126 GeV/c2 Higgs boson Read article: Higgs hunters close in on their quarry
Stars and solar physics Research update Are pulsars giant ‘neutromagnets’? Physicists say permanent magnetism could explain observations Read article: Are pulsars giant ‘neutromagnets’?
Nanomaterials Research update Corrosion carves out 3D nanostructures New technique can produce nanoscale cages, boxes and other hollow structures Read article: Corrosion carves out 3D nanostructures
Transport properties Research update New ink prints graphene electronics Inkjet process makes better flexible transistors Read article: New ink prints graphene electronics
Dark matter and energy Research update Latest Fermi studies find no trace of dark matter Measurements do not necessarily contradict past evidence, physicists say Read article: Latest Fermi studies find no trace of dark matter
Climate Research update Energy balance points to man-made climate change New model is more intuitive, say physicists Read article: Energy balance points to man-made climate change
Particles and interactions Research update String-theory calculations describe ‘birth of the universe’ Matrix approach whittles down dimensions Read article: String-theory calculations describe ‘birth of the universe’
Telescopes and space missions Research update Voyager sets sights on Milky Way Galactic radiation seen for the first time Read article: Voyager sets sights on Milky Way
Ultrafast science Research update Cavity spectroscopy does carbon dating New technique is compact and low cost Read article: Cavity spectroscopy does carbon dating