Stars and solar physics Research update Solar activity could dictate river flow Sunspot counting could help predict future floods Read article: Solar activity could dictate river flow
Transport properties Research update ‘Nanoshuttle’ gives electrons a ride Tiny gold ball moves just a few electrons at a time Read article: ‘Nanoshuttle’ gives electrons a ride
Soft matter and liquids Research update Graphene could accelerate genomics Tiny gaps in carbon sheets could be used to sequence DNA, says physicist Read article: Graphene could accelerate genomics
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxy survey casts doubt on cold dark matter Are galaxies simpler than we thought? Read article: Galaxy survey casts doubt on cold dark matter
Ultrafast science Research update Spin segregation puzzles physicists 'Up' and 'down' spins in ultracold Fermi gas stay apart longer than expected Read article: Spin segregation puzzles physicists
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Sticky tape takes X-ray images Intense nanosecond bursts of X-rays created by peeling adhesive tape Read article: Sticky tape takes X-ray images
Particles and interactions Research update Party time at CERN Despite magnet problems, the grand launch of the LHC goes ahead - complete with a 16,000 dish 'physics buffet' Read article: Party time at CERN
Telescopes and space missions Research update India launches first lunar mission Craft to provide 'mineralogical' map of the Moon Read article: India launches first lunar mission
Transport properties Research update Physicists get closer to metallic hydrogen Silane structure calculation an important step in quest for 'holy grail' of high-pressure physics Read article: Physicists get closer to metallic hydrogen
Telescopes and space missions Research update IBEX blasts off to map edge of the solar system NASA spacecraft will tell us how the solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium Read article: IBEX blasts off to map edge of the solar system