Telescopes and space missions Research update Laser beam could nudge space junk away Ground-based laser could protect satellites Read article: Laser beam could nudge space junk away
Ultracold matter Research update Single spins flipped in optical lattice Individual atoms frozen in a Mott insulator are flipped at will Read article: Single spins flipped in optical lattice
Quantum optics Research update Reading discs with fewer photons Entangled light extracts more information from optical discs Read article: Reading discs with fewer photons
Astroparticle physics Research update Tevatron tightens its grip on the Higgs Evidence mounts for a lighter, more elusive particle Read article: Tevatron tightens its grip on the Higgs
Telescopes and space missions Research update Star-hungry black hole could blow galactic ‘bubbles’ Is gamma-ray emission linked to star capture? Read article: Star-hungry black hole could blow galactic ‘bubbles’
Nanomaterials Research update Phase-change memory becomes more portable Nanotubes shrink power demands Read article: Phase-change memory becomes more portable
Nuclear physics Research update Laser heats up fusion quest World's largest laser creates conditions for "ignition" Read article: Laser heats up fusion quest
Optical physics Research update Doppler shift is seen in reverse Inverse effect observed at optical wavelengths Read article: Doppler shift is seen in reverse
Optical physics Research update The battle to find Maxwell’s perfect image New data appear to show a perfect lens without exotic "negative refraction", but many aren't convinced Read article: The battle to find Maxwell’s perfect image
Telescopes and space missions Research update Distant galaxy helped relight the universe Astronomers find important clues about reionization Read article: Distant galaxy helped relight the universe