Stars and solar physics Research update Big stars have weather too "Clouds" of mercury could explain why big stars have surface structure Read article: Big stars have weather too
Particles and interactions Research update LHC will switch on in May 2008, says CERN Full-energy collisions to begin in summer next year
Telescopes and space missions Research update Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets "Spectral deconvolution" is 100 times more sensitive than current techniques Read article: Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets
Ultrafast science Research update Laser technique could help redefine the kelvin New method hones in on Boltzmann constant
Quantum optics Research update Single atom entangles two photons Process could aid quantum computing Read article: Single atom entangles two photons
Telescopes and space missions Research update Fundamental constant is pretty much constant Proton-to-electron mass ratio unlikely to have changed over time, say Australian physicists Read article: Fundamental constant is pretty much constant
Low-temperature physics Research update Single crystals go supersolid Evidence for supersolidity in single crystals puts theorists back in the dark
Particles and interactions Research update The hunt for unparticles is on US physicist says other "stuff" could fill the universe in addition to particles
Particles and interactions Research update Director quits Canadian theory institute Howard Burton leaves Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Read article: Director quits Canadian theory institute
Transport properties Research update Tiny spheres could control light Calculations may lead to new sources of coherent light
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