2D materials Research update Giant Faraday rotation spotted in graphene Another surprise from the carbon sheet Read article: Giant Faraday rotation spotted in graphene
Optical physics Research update ‘Super-twisted’ light swirls into view Highly polarized light could be used to study biological molecules Read article: ‘Super-twisted’ light swirls into view
Particles and interactions Research update LHC sees its first ZZ event Particle signature is key to Higgs search Read article: LHC sees its first ZZ event
Transport properties Research update Honeycomb windows that could harvest the Sun Polymers and fullerenes combine to generate photocurrents Read article: Honeycomb windows that could harvest the Sun
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hubble successor hit by budget setback James Webb Space Telescope will cost $1.5bn more and be delayed by 14 months Read article: Hubble successor hit by budget setback
Transport properties Research update Nanoribbons make good memories New graphene memory cell could help preserve Moore's law Read article: Nanoribbons make good memories
Particles and interactions Research update LHC now fully fledged heavy metal collider First collisions between lead ions just four days after the protons stopped Read article: LHC now fully fledged heavy metal collider
Earth sciences Research update Listening to the sounds of slippery slopes Acoustic emission technique for landslide early warning system Read article: Listening to the sounds of slippery slopes
Atomic and molecular Research update Neutral positronium scatters like a charged particle Surprising observation baffles physicists Read article: Neutral positronium scatters like a charged particle
Optical physics Research update Flexible metamaterial springs to life New material could be used in tiny 'invisibility cloaks' Read article: Flexible metamaterial springs to life
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