Climate Research update Drop in warming linked to water vapour decrease New study shows the importance of stratospheric water to climate change Read article: Drop in warming linked to water vapour decrease
Stars and solar physics Research update Lasers zap fusion doubts at NIF First results at the National Ignition Facility delight researchers Read article: Lasers zap fusion doubts at NIF
Climate Research update Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms Hurricanes less frequent but more intense with Atlantic warming, say researchers Read article: Cyclone model forecasts more Katrina-like storms
Transport properties Research update Organic transistor mimics brain synapse 'NOMFET' does the work of seven conventional devices Read article: Organic transistor mimics brain synapse
Renewables Research update Planetary physics shrunk into a lab as MIT pursues fusion Levitating magnet confines plasmas in alternate path to fusion
Climate Research update Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive Scientists closer to understanding key piece of climate-change puzzle Read article: Carbon-cycle feedback smaller, but still positive
Publishing Research update Net widens for funding of arXiv Preprint server needs more cash to operate, say Cornell librarians Read article: Net widens for funding of arXiv
Plasma physics Research update Plasmas are cool for dental disinfection Futuristic alternative to the dreaded dentist's drill Read article: Plasmas are cool for dental disinfection
Stars and solar physics Research update Sun’s appetite for dark matter may affect Earth’s orbit Will the Earth–Sun distance halve in several billion years? Read article: Sun’s appetite for dark matter may affect Earth’s orbit
Soft matter and liquids Research update Splashing stones drive supersonic flow Break the sound barrier in your garden pond Read article: Splashing stones drive supersonic flow