Constants and units Research update Tiny fridge thinks it’s a motor Nanomachine could exploit Brownian motion Read article: Tiny fridge thinks it’s a motor
Soft matter and liquids Research update Software tracks ‘monster waves’ System could warn seafarers of 30-metre waves Read article: Software tracks ‘monster waves’
Superconductivity Research update High-Tc superconductors plug ‘terahertz gap’ Josephson junctions produce coherent terahertz radiation Read article: High-Tc superconductors plug ‘terahertz gap’
Transport properties Research update Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers Read article: Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit
Optical physics Research update Uranium gives opal its shine Radioactivity points to gem deposits Read article: Uranium gives opal its shine
Quantum mechanics Research update Results question merit of axion experiments Future tests could be futile, says physicist Read article: Results question merit of axion experiments
Soft matter and liquids Research update Protein calms the waters Movement of water linked to protein folding Read article: Protein calms the waters
Telescopes and space missions Research update Analysis confronts model of universe’s formation Physicist suggests CMB fluctuations originate in the Milky Way Read article: Analysis confronts model of universe’s formation
Telescopes and space missions Research update UK plans to withdraw from Gemini Astronomers shocked by pull-out Read article: UK plans to withdraw from Gemini