Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists watch as sand forms droplets High speed photography sheds light on ‘clustering’ in sand streams Read article: Physicists watch as sand forms droplets
Surfaces and interfaces Research update 100 DVDs on one disc within three years? Data stored using micro-holograms Read article: 100 DVDs on one disc within three years?
Biophysics Research update Tiny ratchet could lead to ‘cancer traps’ Device sorts good cells from bad Read article: Tiny ratchet could lead to ‘cancer traps’
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA launches two missions to the Moon Unmanned probes will map the Moon and search for water Read article: NASA launches two missions to the Moon
Climate Research update Aerosol cooling overestimated, says new study Masking of global warming could be smaller than previously thought
Nuclear fusion Research update ITER fusion experiment faces three-year delay New construction timetable puts back first deuterium-tritium plasma to 2026 Read article: ITER fusion experiment faces three-year delay
Stars and solar physics Research update ‘Sluggish’ jet streams linked to quiet Sun Solar activity about to rise, researchers claim Read article: ‘Sluggish’ jet streams linked to quiet Sun
Transport properties Research update Double helix is an ‘electric slide’ for proteins Simulation suggests how molecules read the blueprint for life Read article: Double helix is an ‘electric slide’ for proteins
Ultracold matter Research update Black-hole analogue traps sound BEC presents good chance to detect Hawking radiation, say researchers Read article: Black-hole analogue traps sound
Planetary science Research update Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher Is Atlantic Ocean circulation responsible for magnetic oddities in Europe? Read article: Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher