Structure and dynamics Research update Fluids mix in reverse Beads stirred in a viscous fluid can amazingly return to their starting positions if the direction of mixing is reversed
Read article: Ions trapped on a chip Ultrafast science Research update Ions trapped on a chip New microscale traps could allow many qubits to be integrated in a workable quantum computer
Read article: DNA pyramids make their debut Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA pyramids make their debut Physicists develop DNA tetrahedra that can be used as building blocks for nanostructures
Read article: Perseus arm is closer than thought Telescopes and space missions Research update Perseus arm is closer than thought New measurements suggest the distance to the Milky Way's nearest spiral arm is less than astronomers previously believed
Telescopes and space missions Research update Ministers support Europe in space The European Space Agency gets nearly full funding for its forthcoming activities
Read article: Photons create primitive quantum network Quantum optics Research update Photons create primitive quantum network Single photons can be stored in an atomic cloud and retrieved without losing their quantum character
Dark matter and energy Research update Exploding dark-matter balls predicted Physicists think a new form of dark matter may exist
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exotic materials and pulsars win European prize Researchers studying "left-handed" materials and pulsars are awarded shares of the €1m Descartes Prize
Read article: Optical devices get fishy Soft matter and liquids Research update Optical devices get fishy Fish waste has attractive optical properties
Read article: Entanglement reaches new levels Quantum optics Research update Entanglement reaches new levels Physicists have entangled a record number of particles