Transport properties Research update Uncertainty hits SESAME project Middle East unrest puts funding in "jeopardy" Read article: Uncertainty hits SESAME project
Soft matter and liquids Research update To solidify, just add water Tiny amount of water can turn a liquid suspension into a gel Read article: To solidify, just add water
Lasers Research update Physicists create ‘anti-laser’ Time-reversed lasing and near-perfect absorption Read article: Physicists create ‘anti-laser’
Magnetism and spin Research update DNA puts a new spin on electrons Discovery could reveal the role of spin in biological processes
Optical physics Research update Metamaterial breaks refraction record Array of metal structures has highest refractive index ever Read article: Metamaterial breaks refraction record
Gravity Research update Spinning black holes twist light New test of relativity could help find black holes Read article: Spinning black holes twist light
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atoms could reveal the dark sector Nobel laureate plans experiment to probe 'dark content of the vacuum' Read article: Ultracold atoms could reveal the dark sector
Transport properties Research update New nanostructure combines memory and logic elements Magnetic semiconductor could lead to new processing paradigm Read article: New nanostructure combines memory and logic elements
Telescopes and space missions Research update Future of cosmology looks bright in a dark universe What will astronomers observe in a trillion years? Read article: Future of cosmology looks bright in a dark universe
Ultrafast science Research update Ultracold atoms race around laser circuit Doughnut-shaped BEC is rotated by light Read article: Ultracold atoms race around laser circuit
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