Education and outreach Research update China passes law to encourage innovative research Amendment should also help combat scientific fraud
Read article: US physics suffers budget setbacks Particles and interactions Research update US physics suffers budget setbacks Fermilab hit hard as it lays-off 10% of staff
Read article: Superexchange spotted in optical lattice Ultracold matter Research update Superexchange spotted in optical lattice Ultracold atoms engage in virtual hopping
Read article: Cosmology hub launches in the UK Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmology hub launches in the UK Statue of Stephen Hawking unveiled at Cambridge opening
Read article: Ampere could be defined one electron at a time Transport properties Research update Ampere could be defined one electron at a time Device could close the quantum metrological triangle
Transport properties Research update Conduction seen in DNA backbone Breakthrough could lead to DNA electronics
Read article: Photonic crystal bends light round corners Ultrafast science Research update Photonic crystal bends light round corners Waveguide manipulates photons in 3D
Read article: Compact synchrotron is unveiled Surfaces and interfaces Research update Compact synchrotron is unveiled Plasma wakefield accelerator is for the lab
Read article: Noise might cause huge ocean waves Ultrafast science Research update Noise might cause huge ocean waves Similar big waves seen in noisy optical system
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays