Transport properties Research update Polaron melting heralds colossal resistance Role of electron-phonon interactions is revealed
Planetary science Research update Modified gravity fails at long distances Only short-range modifications to Newton’s law fit planetary orbit data
Transport properties Research update Team claims first silicon spinFET Field-effect transistor switches spins
Nuclear physics Research update Ralph Alpher: 1921 – 2007 Forgotten father of Big Bang dies Read article: Ralph Alpher: 1921 – 2007
Quantum optics Research update Light collapses step-by-step Subtle technique could help explain measurement in quantum mechanics
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Ionic winds could chill computers Coronal discharge enhances fan cooling Read article: Ionic winds could chill computers
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists hit the rippled road No easy way to avoid washboards Read article: Physicists hit the rippled road
Gravity Research update ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists Localized “core” of dark matter is unusual in a galaxy cluster merger Read article: ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists
Telescopes and space missions Research update Helices swirl in space-dust simulations Plasmas put a new twist on life Read article: Helices swirl in space-dust simulations
Ultrafast science Research update Opaque lens focuses light Physicists turn scattering of light into a beneficial effect Read article: Opaque lens focuses light
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