Telescopes and space missions Research update Kepler space telescope could find exomoons Distant satellites could point to extraterrestrial life Read article: Kepler space telescope could find exomoons
Particles and interactions Research update Copper collisions create much strangeness Discovery backs quark–gluon-plasma interpretation Read article: Copper collisions create much strangeness
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Invisibility cloak gives sound performance Acoustic device provides best cloaking yet Read article: Invisibility cloak gives sound performance
Stars and solar physics Research update White dwarfs eaten in supernova flare-up Type 1a supernova left no survivors Read article: White dwarfs eaten in supernova flare-up
Dark matter and energy Research update Three new maps shine light on dark matter Maps created by studying the gravitational distortion of light from distant galaxies
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?