Gravity Research update Hunt for fifth force focuses on Bullet Cluster New force would require overhaul of the Standard Model Read article: Hunt for fifth force focuses on Bullet Cluster
Ultrafast science Research update Chilling out with polaritons Metal gives laser-cooling a boost Read article: Chilling out with polaritons
Mathematical physics Research update Speckles expose magnet’s noisy secrets Domain fluctuations persist at 4 K
Planetary science Research update Molten core solves mystery of Mercury’s magnetic field Physicists chart spin to uncover the core's composition Read article: Molten core solves mystery of Mercury’s magnetic field
Particles and interactions Research update Diamond maker focuses on particle detectors UK spin-off counts CERN as a customer Read article: Diamond maker focuses on particle detectors
Nanomaterials Research update Casimir force could drive tiny ratchets Lateral forces act on patterned plates Read article: Casimir force could drive tiny ratchets
Quantum Research update Supersolids reliant on disorder, say physicists Quantum solid gets even more perplexing
Nuclear power Research update Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: 1912–2007 Last survivor of German nuclear-bomb team dies Read article: Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: 1912–2007
Quantum optics Research update Entanglement dies a sudden death Rapid decay could complicate quantum computations Read article: Entanglement dies a sudden death
Ultracold matter Research update Optical lattices could give insight into QCD Physicists find analogy between cold atoms and quarks