Gravity Research update New tests of the Copernican Principle proposed Results could have implications for cosmic acceleration and dark energy
Read article: Spin states endure in quantum dot Quantum optics Research update Spin states endure in quantum dot New technique brings quantum computing a step closer
Read article: Astronomers watch as star dies Stars and solar physics Research update Astronomers watch as star dies First time a type-Ib supernova is glimpsed in "real-time"
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravity Probe B comes last in NASA review Panel recommendation is to cut funding of mission by September
Read article: Looking for ET’s neutrino beam Telescopes and space missions Research update Looking for ET’s neutrino beam Might extraterrestrials be communicating via neutrinos?
Read article: BEC bubble could measure tiny forces Ultrafast science Research update BEC bubble could measure tiny forces Ultracold atoms could make highly sensitive ‘spirit level’
Read article: Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Structure and dynamics Research update Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics
Read article: Information ‘not lost’ in black holes Stars and solar physics Research update Information ‘not lost’ in black holes The end may be in sight for the black hole "information paradox"
Read article: ‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead Transport properties Research update ‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could be used in optoelectronics devices
Read article: Einstein letter fetches record amount at auction History Research update Einstein letter fetches record amount at auction ‘Private buyer with a passion for theoretical physics’ bids £170,000