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
Particles and interactions Research update LHC report confirms electrical fault Machine engineers expect to begin lifting out magnets for repairs in the next few weeks Read article: LHC report confirms electrical fault
Transport properties Research update Doppler shift reveals spin currents Physicists invent 'speed camera' for spintronics
Telescopes and space missions Research update Detector has an ear for dark matter Acoustic breakthrough could help find WIMPs Read article: Detector has an ear for dark matter
Quantum optics Research update Physicists set new entanglement record Ten qubits hyper entangle in Schroedinger’s cat state Read article: Physicists set new entanglement record
Transport properties Research update Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity Technique can probe around twice the depth, say researchers Read article: Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Interface superconductor turns up the heat High-temperature superconductivity seen in ultrathin films for first time Read article: Interface superconductor turns up the heat
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat Nanotube material is 10 times stickier than the lizard Read article: Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat
Quantum optics Research update Quantum encryption sets speed record Record bit rate heralds quantum security across communication networks Read article: Quantum encryption sets speed record
Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Stamp’ method brings bendy, transparent solar cells US researchers create start-up firm to commercialize their concept Read article: ‘Stamp’ method brings bendy, transparent solar cells
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