Education and outreach Research update China passes law to encourage innovative research Amendment should also help combat scientific fraud
Particles and interactions Research update US physics suffers budget setbacks Fermilab hit hard as it lays-off 10% of staff Read article: US physics suffers budget setbacks
Ultracold matter Research update Superexchange spotted in optical lattice Ultracold atoms engage in virtual hopping Read article: Superexchange spotted in optical lattice
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmology hub launches in the UK Statue of Stephen Hawking unveiled at Cambridge opening Read article: Cosmology hub launches in the UK
Transport properties Research update Ampere could be defined one electron at a time Device could close the quantum metrological triangle Read article: Ampere could be defined one electron at a time
Transport properties Research update Conduction seen in DNA backbone Breakthrough could lead to DNA electronics
Ultrafast science Research update Photonic crystal bends light round corners Waveguide manipulates photons in 3D Read article: Photonic crystal bends light round corners
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Compact synchrotron is unveiled Plasma wakefield accelerator is for the lab Read article: Compact synchrotron is unveiled
Ultrafast science Research update Noise might cause huge ocean waves Similar big waves seen in noisy optical system Read article: Noise might cause huge ocean waves
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays