Transport properties Research update Shedding light on artificial atoms New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult Read article: Shedding light on artificial atoms
Transport properties Research update Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov recognized for discovering new carbon material just one atom thick Read article: Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize
Education and outreach Research update Obama takes a stand on science More research funding and 'restored science integrity', says US presidential candidate Read article: Obama takes a stand on science
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Memory device could store data using heat Researchers develop a way of storing and reading information with phonons
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship Purdue's Rusi Taleyarkhan says penalty is 'unfair and egregious' Read article: Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship
Quantum optics Research update Quantum repeater demonstrated Principle could be extended to open-up global quantum communication
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gamma-ray telescope renamed after Fermi NASA mission begins mapping cosmic gamma-ray sources Read article: Gamma-ray telescope renamed after Fermi
Structure and dynamics Research update Cold atoms explode like cloverleafs Spectacular exploding 'bosenovas' seen in clouds of chromium atoms Read article: Cold atoms explode like cloverleafs
Ultrafast science Research update Bush honours US atomic physicist David Wineland wins US National Medal of Science Read article: Bush honours US atomic physicist
Transport properties Research update Spin-flip speed is pushed to the limit Physicists discover a faster way to store data using spin-polarized electrons