Climate Research update Upper troposphere is warming after all, research shows Wind data imply a 0.65 °C rise in temperature per decade since 1970 Read article: Upper troposphere is warming after all, research shows
Optical physics Research update Terahertz laser source shines at room temperature Light source opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
Telescopes and space missions Research update Phoenix reveals Martian permafrost NASA spacecraft touches down on the red planet after nine-month journey Read article: Phoenix reveals Martian permafrost
Gravity Research update New tests of the Copernican Principle proposed Results could have implications for cosmic acceleration and dark energy
Quantum optics Research update Spin states endure in quantum dot New technique brings quantum computing a step closer Read article: Spin states endure in quantum dot
Stars and solar physics Research update Astronomers watch as star dies First time a type-Ib supernova is glimpsed in "real-time" Read article: Astronomers watch as star dies
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravity Probe B comes last in NASA review Panel recommendation is to cut funding of mission by September
Telescopes and space missions Research update Looking for ET’s neutrino beam Might extraterrestrials be communicating via neutrinos? Read article: Looking for ET’s neutrino beam
Ultrafast science Research update BEC bubble could measure tiny forces Ultracold atoms could make highly sensitive ‘spirit level’ Read article: BEC bubble could measure tiny forces
Structure and dynamics Research update Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics Read article: Willis Lamb: 1913-2008