Telescopes and space missions Research update COROT sees first light Space telescope begins search for exoplanets Read article: COROT sees first light
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Neutrino detector is compact yet sensitive Detector to hunt down weapons-grade material Read article: Neutrino detector is compact yet sensitive
Dark matter and energy Research update Pendulum swings away from dark energy Torsion-balance finds no evidence of new gravitational force Read article: Pendulum swings away from dark energy
Quantum optics Research update Photonic Schroedinger cat breaks record Physicists entangle six photons in graph state Read article: Photonic Schroedinger cat breaks record
Structure and dynamics Research update GEANT4 helps hadrons destroy tumours Particle-physics software improves cancer therapy
Transport properties Research update Giant-magnetoresistance pioneers win Wolf prize Award recognizes discovery that led to spintronics Read article: Giant-magnetoresistance pioneers win Wolf prize
Transport properties Research update Sound breaks the light barrier "Superluminal" sound emerges from split-path waveguide Read article: Sound breaks the light barrier
Climate Research update Climate-change breaks records in Prague, not Philadelphia Are record-breaking daily high temperatures linked to global warming?
Nuclear power Research update NMR finds holes in nuclear waste storage Physicists understand alpha-particle damage at the atomic scale
Optical physics Research update Light squeezes through nano coax Nanotube-based cable pushes the limits of optics Read article: Light squeezes through nano coax
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