Quantum optics Research update Microwaves live on the edge Eliminating backscatter could boost optical communications Read article: Microwaves live on the edge
Telescopes and space missions Research update Water-seeking rocket smashes into the Moon NASA's LCROSS mission will return data 'within hours' Read article: Water-seeking rocket smashes into the Moon
Transport properties Research update Physicists pin down graphite’s magnetism Answer lies in defects between layers Read article: Physicists pin down graphite’s magnetism
Ultracold matter Research update Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’ It's like the butterfly effect, but in a quantum system Read article: Chaos spotted in quantum ‘kicked top’
Particles and interactions Research update Deep-sea communication with neutrinos Particles could carry messages to nuclear subs, says physicist Read article: Deep-sea communication with neutrinos
Soft matter and liquids Research update Propelling bacteria ease liquid flow Synchronized swimming of bacteria reduces the viscosity of fluid
Earth sciences Research update Earth’s ‘hum’ reveals hidden depths Exploring the mantle through the interaction of Earth and the atmosphere Read article: Earth’s ‘hum’ reveals hidden depths
Transport properties Research update ‘Supermicroscope’ shrunk down to lab-size Laser-generated X-rays could blast away synchrotron facilities, claim researchers Read article: ‘Supermicroscope’ shrunk down to lab-size
Biophysics Research update Fixing bones with dissolvable glass Magnesium alloy could speed up bone repair Read article: Fixing bones with dissolvable glass
Ultracold matter Research update Scheme removes entropy from ultracold atoms Transferring entropy from one gas to another should allow study of new quantum systems Read article: Scheme removes entropy from ultracold atoms