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
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes guide phonons with ease Heat could be used to transmit data Read article: Nanotubes guide phonons with ease
Ultrafast science Research update Interferometry images living cells in 3D Biological samples can be seen in their native state Read article: Interferometry images living cells in 3D
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists minimize ‘sticky friction’ in tiny machines Discovery could help to increase reliability of small mechanical systems