Particles and interactions Research update Rare kaon decay hints at new physics Brookhaven experiment may have found more evidence for new physics beyond the Standard Model
Nanomaterials Research update Nano-foam makes magnetic debut New form of carbon has the lowest density ever measured in a solid
Cosmology Research update Prizes reward cosmologists Alan Guth and Andrei Linde share Gruber cosmology prize, while Templeton prize goes to George Ellis
Lasers Research update Femtosecond lasers aid frequency standards fs lasers could help in next-generation optical frequency standards
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Particles and interactions Research update Charmed pentaquark appears at DESY H1 experiments detects new particle with five quarks but ZEUS cannot see it
Semiconductors and electronics Research update DNA detection made easy Transistor approach can find genetic mutations
Read article: Single molecules pass doping test Transport properties Research update Single molecules pass doping test A scanning tunnelling microscope has been used to dope single molecules with potassium atoms
Read article: Looking inside planets Planetary science Research update Looking inside planets Magnetic mysteries on Uranus and Neptune are explained
Condensed matter Research update Solid leaves a super signature Superfluidity has been seen in solid helium-4