Nuclear physics Research update Michigan State will host rare isotope facility New lab will benefit about 1000 researchers Read article: Michigan State will host rare isotope facility
Stars and solar physics Research update Spinning drops could model black holes Water droplets take on strange shapes when levitated and spun Read article: Spinning drops could model black holes
Ultracold matter Research update Nobel laureate goes to Washington? Steven Chu tipped to head US Department of Energy Read article: Nobel laureate goes to Washington?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Water confirmed on distant planet Exoplanet puzzle seems to be solved Read article: Water confirmed on distant planet
Telescopes and space missions Research update Europe plans future research facilities New roadmap focuses on environmental sciences Read article: Europe plans future research facilities
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic-ray mystery deepens High-energy hotspots puzzle cosmologists Read article: Cosmic-ray mystery deepens
Transport properties Research update Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers Read article: Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit
Particles and interactions Research update LHC will restart end of June 2009 Beams not likely to reach full energy until 2010 Read article: LHC will restart end of June 2009
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Echoes’ shine a light on Tycho Brahe’s supernova New light from old supernova tells us how it exploded Read article: ‘Echoes’ shine a light on Tycho Brahe’s supernova
Transport properties Research update Superconductor switches on and off Discovery could lead to faster and more efficient transistors