Stars and solar physics Research update Does dark matter trigger strange stars? Balls of free quarks in space may be initiated by dark matter Read article: Does dark matter trigger strange stars?
Nanomaterials Research update Electrostatic trap catches tiny particles Researchers unveil rival to optical tweezers Read article: Electrostatic trap catches tiny particles
Telescopes and space missions Research update Clippers set sail for space Spacecraft propelled by the Sun could courier science data back to Earth Read article: Clippers set sail for space
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Graphene shines a light on surface-enhanced spectroscopy New Raman scattering model could lead to better photodetectors and sensors Read article: Graphene shines a light on surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Quantum mechanics Research update The world’s smallest fridge Self-contained chiller can be built from just a few atoms Read article: The world’s smallest fridge
Data acquisition and analysis Research update Georges Charpak: 1924–2010 Particle physicist won 1992 Nobel prize Read article: Georges Charpak: 1924–2010
Superconductivity Research update Superconducting trio get entangled Breakthrough could boost quantum error correction Read article: Superconducting trio get entangled
Ultracold matter Research update Relativity with a human touch Optical clocks measure gravitational time dilation over 33 cm Read article: Relativity with a human touch
Transport properties Research update Graphene makes ‘supercapacitor’ First high-frequency AC capacitor containing graphene electrodes Read article: Graphene makes ‘supercapacitor’
Particles and interactions Research update Curious correlations seen by CMS Has the LHC created a quark–gluon plasma? Read article: Curious correlations seen by CMS
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