Read article: Black-hole eclipse sizes up X-ray source Telescopes and space missions Research update Black-hole eclipse sizes up X-ray source Passing cloud lends a hand
Read article: Gravity Probe B backs general relativity Gravity Research update Gravity Probe B backs general relativity Satellite may not deliver on accuracy, claim critics
Read article: Photosynthesis takes a leaf out of the quantum book Quantum optics Research update Photosynthesis takes a leaf out of the quantum book Reaction "samples" different routes for high efficiency
Read article: Evidence mounts for Bose glass Ultracold matter Research update Evidence mounts for Bose glass New state of matter glimpsed in ultracold atoms
Read article: MiniBooNE rules out new kind of neutrino Particles and interactions Research update MiniBooNE rules out new kind of neutrino Fermilab neutrino-oscillation experiments casts doubt on "sterile" neutrinos
Read article: Mild forecast for next solar cycle Stars and solar physics Research update Mild forecast for next solar cycle New model rules out previous prediction that next cycle will be strong
Read article: Spins turn light off Transport properties Research update Spins turn light off A new spin on plasmonics
Optical physics Research update Buffer boosts optical integration Infrared light propagates over silicon substrate
Particles and interactions Research update Relativity trick slashes computing times Physicist finds a relativistic short cut
Read article: Electron tunnelling seen in real time Ultrafast science Research update Electron tunnelling seen in real time Quantum-mechanical process caught in the act
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays