Telescopes and space missions Research update Comet samples return to Earth NASA's successful Stardust mission should shed new light on the mysteries of comets Read article: Comet samples return to Earth
Structure and dynamics Research update Crystals light up Physicists have found a new source of coherent light Read article: Crystals light up
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pulsar breaks speed record US astronomers find the fastest spinning neutron star Read article: Pulsar breaks speed record
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live cells jetted with electric fields Biophysicists develop technique to create jets of living cells Read article: Live cells jetted with electric fields
Soft matter and liquids Research update New look for nanodetection Physicists develop technique to detect individual nano-sized particles in real time Read article: New look for nanodetection
Telescopes and space missions Research update A medium-sized black hole? Astrophysicists may have found a middleweight black hole Read article: A medium-sized black hole?
Cosmology Research update Cosmic magnetism revealed Density fluctuations in the early universe could be the origin of the large magnetic fields in today's galaxies
Telescopes and space missions Research update Closing in on Charon Pluto's moon might not have an atmosphere Read article: Closing in on Charon
Transport properties Research update Ferromagnets and superconductors make negative-index materials Physicists have discovered a new type of negative-refractive-index material
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hubble reveals dark-matter details Astronomers have located dark matter in two young galaxy clusters Read article: Hubble reveals dark-matter details