Particles and interactions Research update Simon van der Meer: 1925–2011 Nobel laureate who invented way of creating clean antiproton beams dies at 85 Read article: Simon van der Meer: 1925–2011
Superconductivity Research update ‘Jumping’ artificial atom is tracked in real time Measurement technique could boost quantum error correction Read article: ‘Jumping’ artificial atom is tracked in real time
Philosophy, sociology and religion Research update Bilingualism key to the survival of a language Mathematical model predicts the survival prospects of local languages Read article: Bilingualism key to the survival of a language
Telescopes and space missions Research update PAMELA data challenge cosmic-ray theory Proton and helium spectra should be the same, but they're not Read article: PAMELA data challenge cosmic-ray theory
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
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