Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA’s Glory mission fails after take-off Disaster strikes for $424m craft six minutes after launch Read article: NASA’s Glory mission fails after take-off
Nanomaterials Research update Zinc peels back graphene layers New processing technique could lead to electronic devices Read article: Zinc peels back graphene layers
Ultrafast science Research update Ultracold atoms simulate spin-orbit coupling Physicists probe interaction that could improve quantum simulators Read article: Ultracold atoms simulate spin-orbit coupling
Optical physics Research update Snapping the birthplace of the human eye Photos of savannah could boost understanding of human vision Read article: Snapping the birthplace of the human eye
Stars and solar physics Research update Neutron star has superfluid core Exotic state of matter persists at hundreds of millions of degrees, say researchers Read article: Neutron star has superfluid core
Planetary science Research update Discovery hints that meteorites seeded life on Earth Meteorite rich in ammonia could have provided nitrogen for biological molecules Read article: Discovery hints that meteorites seeded life on Earth
Mathematical physics Research update Nature’s building blocks brought to life Periodic table of shapes could aid theoretical physics Read article: Nature’s building blocks brought to life
Telescopes and space missions Research update Telescope team plans to track the whole sky Astronomers are assembling a global network of terrestrial satellites Read article: Telescope team plans to track the whole sky
Quantum Research update Physicists couple oscillating ions Systems could be used as building blocks of quantum computers Read article: Physicists couple oscillating ions
Transport properties Research update Dots deliver full-colour display Quantum dots could make colourful displays with unprecedented resolution Read article: Dots deliver full-colour display
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