Soft matter and liquids Research update Steel balls make a splash in sand Experiments illustrate the link between granular systems and fluids Read article: Steel balls make a splash in sand
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers discover the power behind supernovae Massive explosion is fuelled by nearby red giant Read article: Astronomers discover the power behind supernovae
Telescopes and space missions Research update Water found on distant planet Astronomers find first evidence for a water on a planet outside our solar system Read article: Water found on distant planet
Stars and solar physics Research update US chooses site for underground lab Gold mine will host new lab for neutrino physics and geoscience Read article: US chooses site for underground lab
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny organisms move microstructures Bacteria act as "beasts of burden" Read article: Tiny organisms move microstructures
Telescopes and space missions Research update New limit placed on photon charge Radio waves from distant galaxies confirm photon is neutral
Data acquisition and analysis Research update Copper rods “swarm” like fish Experimental demonstration of swarming could shed light on animal behavior Read article: Copper rods “swarm” like fish
Structure and dynamics Research update Magic cluster rules for hydrogen storage Physicists predict "magic" ratios of atoms in clusters Read article: Magic cluster rules for hydrogen storage
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Scuffed spheres rise to the top Friction can reverse the reverse-Brazil-nut effect Read article: Scuffed spheres rise to the top
Particles and interactions Research update Axions ruled out by PVLAS New measurements fail to find mysterious particle Read article: Axions ruled out by PVLAS