Soft matter and liquids Research update Cylinders of silence cloak in 2D New acoustic metamaterial could hide objects from sonar Read article: Cylinders of silence cloak in 2D
Nanomaterials Research update Heat engine may be world’s smallest Device made from piezoresistive silicon could form tiny watch mechanism Read article: Heat engine may be world’s smallest
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Life’s asymmetry may come from space Experiments show how the 'handedness' of biology could have astrophysical origins Read article: Life’s asymmetry may come from space
Imaging Research update Electron beams do the twist Helical waves could improve TEM resolution Read article: Electron beams do the twist
Accelerators and detectors Research update Tevatron still churning out exciting physics Anomaly seen in production of top-quark pairs Read article: Tevatron still churning out exciting physics
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers say goodbye to the ‘millicrab’ Crab Nebula no longer the constant source of X-rays it was supposed to be Read article: Astronomers say goodbye to the ‘millicrab’
Climate Research update Gulf Stream edging northwards along Canadian coast But implications for this important fishing area are still uncertain Read article: Gulf Stream edging northwards along Canadian coast
Transport properties Research update Quantum communications boosted by solid memory devices Researchers demonstrate the basics of quantum memories Read article: Quantum communications boosted by solid memory devices
Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck discoveries run hot and cold Early results focus on astrophysics Read article: Planck discoveries run hot and cold
Planetary science Research update Kepler bags first rocky exoplanet Fiery world unlikely to harbour life Read article: Kepler bags first rocky exoplanet
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