Read article: Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier Combined TEM and STEM sets record
Transport properties Research update Experiment finds graphene’s missing pi Theory is correct after all
Read article: Selene blasts off for the Moon Telescopes and space missions Research update Selene blasts off for the Moon Japan’s spacecraft will look into the moon’s origin and evolution
Read article: Stringy ‘filaments’ could have produced first stars Stars and solar physics Research update Stringy ‘filaments’ could have produced first stars “Warm” dark matter gives a very different early universe formation
Read article: Matter-antimatter molecule makes its debut Structure and dynamics Research update Matter-antimatter molecule makes its debut Discovery could lead to "annihilation gamma-ray laser"
Read article: Earth could survive a red-giant Sun Stars and solar physics Research update Earth could survive a red-giant Sun Distant planet avoids a fiery death
Planetary science Research update Thundercloud “accelerator” fires gamma-ray beam 40-second pulse seen over the Sea of Japan
Read article: Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab Surfaces and interfaces Research update Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab “High-harmonic generation” makes small lasers suitable
Transport properties Research update Ideal materials make for perfect invisibility Slightest fault causes “significant” light scattering
Transport properties Research update Sound causes colossal drop in resistance Laser technique avoids "chicken and egg" problem
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays