Ultracold matter Research update Introducing the ‘nano-ear’ Trapped nanoparticle could listen to micro-organisms Read article: Introducing the ‘nano-ear’
Nanomaterials Research update Rolling microcapsules repair damaged surfaces Nanoparticles delivered to cracks and defects Read article: Rolling microcapsules repair damaged surfaces
Ultracold matter Research update Temperatures set to plummet thanks to new cooling scheme Frigid lattices could lead to new insights in superconductivity Read article: Temperatures set to plummet thanks to new cooling scheme
Transport properties Research update Ohm’s law holds down to atomic scale Wire just four atoms thick eschews quantum effects Read article: Ohm’s law holds down to atomic scale
Optical physics Research update Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe? Extreme magnetic fields could create superlens just after the Big Bang Read article: Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe?
Earth sciences Research update Ice avalanche enters the lab Experiment explores the underlying physics of ice flow Read article: Ice avalanche enters the lab
Optical physics Research update Bulging fibre excels at storing light New device could improve optical communications Read article: Bulging fibre excels at storing light
Publishing Research update Physics World’s 2011 Books of the Year Find out who has won Physics World's prestigious Book of the Year award Read article: Physics World’s 2011 Books of the Year
Telescopes and space missions Research update Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011 Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
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
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