Structure and dynamics Research update X-ray laser images single virus particles New method 'outruns' radiation damage Read article: X-ray laser images single virus particles
Telescopes and space missions Research update Kepler spots six planets orbiting a star NASA discovery could bring a giant leap for exoplanet research Read article: Kepler spots six planets orbiting a star
Ecosystems Research update North Atlantic strait at its warmest for 2000 years Researchers warn it could spell 'drastic changes' for the Arctic region Read article: North Atlantic strait at its warmest for 2000 years
Nanomaterials Research update Theorists turn to graphene for clues to Higgs Symmetry-breaking in carbon sheets resembles electroweak split, say physicists Read article: Theorists turn to graphene for clues to Higgs
Astroparticle physics Research update LHC will run at 7 TeV in 2012 Collider upgrade postponed until 2013 Read article: LHC will run at 7 TeV in 2012
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny water hammers bash blades Researchers investigate how water droplets bring inefficiency to turbines Read article: Tiny water hammers bash blades
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists create ‘backward laser’ Device could monitor pollutants and explosives, say researchers Read article: Physicists create ‘backward laser’
Transport properties Research update Strain and spin could drive ultralow energy computers Nanomagnet circuits could be used in implantable medical devices Read article: Strain and spin could drive ultralow energy computers
Transport properties Research update Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency New nanocomposite material could recover energy from car exhausts Read article: Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency
Optical physics Research update Holographic video comes up to speed The highest frame rate yet for dynamic holograms Read article: Holographic video comes up to speed
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