Ethics Research update Why 13 and 25 are magic numbers for physicists Scientists discover the optimum size of a research group Read article: Why 13 and 25 are magic numbers for physicists
Telescopes and space missions Research update New type of supernova outshines the rest Mechanism driving stellar explosions is a mystery Read article: New type of supernova outshines the rest
Soft matter and liquids Research update Magnetic fields reduce blood viscosity Researchers suggest exposure to magnetic fields could prevent heart attacks Read article: Magnetic fields reduce blood viscosity
Structure and dynamics Research update Future is bright for CERN antimatter physicists Two new experiments are in the pipeline Read article: Future is bright for CERN antimatter physicists
Transport properties Research update Erasing data could keep quantum computers cool How negative entropy could stop a quantum computer from overheating Read article: Erasing data could keep quantum computers cool
Quantum mechanics Research update The secret lives of photons revealed Researchers reconstruct the complete trajectories of single photons in Young's double-slit experiment Read article: The secret lives of photons revealed
Ultrafast science Research update Cool microscope feels the heat Scanning probe uses ultracold gas atoms to image surfaces Read article: Cool microscope feels the heat
Ultrafast science Research update Silicon nanopillars steer infrared light Nanopillars could bend light through photonic circuits Read article: Silicon nanopillars steer infrared light
Ultrafast science Research update NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’ Researchers do away with the magnets that are usually needed for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Read article: NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’
Transport properties Research update Semiconductor shows its chameleon side Switching magnetism on and off in titanium dioxide could lead to more efficient memory chips Read article: Semiconductor shows its chameleon side