Climate Research update Antarctic input to rising oceans ‘overestimated’ Study halves previous estimates of western Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise Read article: Antarctic input to rising oceans ‘overestimated’
Optical physics Research update Bright white light from organic LEDs Physicists switch on energy efficient light bulb made from organic phosphor
Telescopes and space missions Research update Europe launches cosmic explorers Herschel and Planck satellites to investigate the early universe Read article: Europe launches cosmic explorers
Ultrafast science Research update Mott insulator stores light Pulse stored for a quarter of a second in atomic gas
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronauts set to upgrade Hubble New instruments will study universe 500 million years after the Big Bang Read article: Astronauts set to upgrade Hubble
Optical physics Research update Nano-lamp illuminates quantum-classical boundary Filament is just 100 atoms wide Read article: Nano-lamp illuminates quantum-classical boundary
Particles and interactions Research update Austrian physicists protest at CERN pull-out Online petition started as up to 170 particle physicists could be affected Read article: Austrian physicists protest at CERN pull-out
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Large graphene samples could boost carbon electronics New growth technique uses copper Read article: Large graphene samples could boost carbon electronics
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nano-box breaks size records DNA origami makes smallest box – and largest self-assembled structure Read article: Nano-box breaks size records
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss Physicists trace the origin of protective radio waves Read article: ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss