Telescopes and space missions Research update Microwave study bursts Hubble bubble Physicists write off alternative to dark energy Read article: Microwave study bursts Hubble bubble
Cosmology Research update Was the universe born spinning? Galaxy study suggests net angular momentum may exist Read article: Was the universe born spinning?
Ultrafast science Research update New laser technique makes cold positronium Exotic "atoms" could help us understand where missing antimatter went Read article: New laser technique makes cold positronium
Particles and interactions Research update Higgs cornered in Grenoble Is a low-mass Higgs emerging from LHC results? Read article: Higgs cornered in Grenoble
Climate Research update Aerosols must be considered by climate models Airborne particles could have caused lull in warming Read article: Aerosols must be considered by climate models
Nanomaterials Research update Carbon nanotubes could store solar energy New material on par with lithium-ion batteries Read article: Carbon nanotubes could store solar energy
Soft matter and liquids Research update Cloak could hide ships from flowing water Design could lead to more efficient vessels Read article: Cloak could hide ships from flowing water
Transport properties Research update Artificial leaves make fuel from sunlight New solar cells liberate hydrogen Read article: Artificial leaves make fuel from sunlight
Earth sciences Research update Radioactive decay accounts for half of Earth’s heat Geoneutrino detector probes deep into the Earth Read article: Radioactive decay accounts for half of Earth’s heat
Optical physics Research update Light propagates as if ‘space is missing’ Device that transmits light with zero-phase delay could boost optoelectronics Read article: Light propagates as if ‘space is missing’
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