Telescopes and space missions Research update Hopes for UK funding-cut reversal dashed Government review of physics funding will not address budget crisis Read article: Hopes for UK funding-cut reversal dashed
Transport properties Research update Graphene breaks speed record Electrons move with ease in carbon sheets Read article: Graphene breaks speed record
Particles and interactions Research update String theorists and astrophysicist share Crafoord Prize Award recognizes breakthroughs in mathematics and astronomy Read article: String theorists and astrophysicist share Crafoord Prize
Nuclear power Research update Canada replaces nuclear-safety chief Regulator punished for reactor shutdown Read article: Canada replaces nuclear-safety chief
Surfaces and interfaces Research update ‘Cloak of silence’ design is unveiled New materials could bend sound around objects Read article: ‘Cloak of silence’ design is unveiled
Education and outreach Research update Pope calls off university visit Letter protesting against visit signed by ex-CERN boss Read article: Pope calls off university visit
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic explosion, but no gravitational waves LIGO looks at its first gamma-ray burst Read article: Cosmic explosion, but no gravitational waves
Transport properties Research update Nanowires convert heat to electricity Phonon effects boost thermoelectric efficiency
Stars and solar physics Research update Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces Alternative theory to Big Bang resolves teething problems Read article: Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces
Transport properties Research update Light exhibits spin Hall effect Detection technique could “enhance any kind of signal” Read article: Light exhibits spin Hall effect