Soft matter and liquids Research update ‘Viscous shear’ wears down sound waves Honeycomb material offers new way of silencing aircraft Read article: ‘Viscous shear’ wears down sound waves
Soft matter and liquids Research update Scientists solve fluid puzzle Understanding of how air flow separates could improve vehicle efficiency Read article: Scientists solve fluid puzzle
Particles and interactions Research update UK physics ‘damaged’ by £80m funding shortfall Wakeham review criticizes communication between leading UK research council and physics community Read article: UK physics ‘damaged’ by £80m funding shortfall
Nuclear physics Research update The mystery of the varying nuclear decay Two researchers in the US are making the bold claim that nuclear decay rates are not constant, as is widely thought Read article: The mystery of the varying nuclear decay
Soft matter and liquids Research update Invisibility cloak for water waves Device could shield objects from tsunamis and other harmful waves Read article: Invisibility cloak for water waves
Surfaces and interfaces Research update NMR reaches the nanoscale Diamond defects 'feel' tiny magnetic fields Read article: NMR reaches the nanoscale
Imaging Research update Sound technique to unplug oil Using pressure pulses to locate pipe blockages could save oil companies millions Read article: Sound technique to unplug oil
Telescopes and space missions Research update Improving measurements of space and time Squeezing light to the standard quantum limit
Structure and dynamics Research update Proton-beam technique dates fine wine X-rays reveal 'chemical signature' of bottle Read article: Proton-beam technique dates fine wine
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Self-assembly goes square-shaped Block-copolymer square arrays could shrink integrated circuits Read article: Self-assembly goes square-shaped
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