Telescopes and space missions Research update Pluto relegated to dwarf status Astronomers define ninth planet and its largest moon as double-dwarf system Read article: Pluto relegated to dwarf status
Telescopes and space missions Research update Gravity lens reveals dark matter Multiple observations of colliding galaxies provide evidence of dark matter Read article: Gravity lens reveals dark matter
Earth sciences Research update Satellite protection plan could backfire Protecting satellites from solar storms could disrupt global radio communications
Transport properties Research update Top hydrogen-storing polymer revealed Korean physicists discover a polymer that shows great promise for hydrogen fuel cells Read article: Top hydrogen-storing polymer revealed
Surfaces and interfaces Research update See-through silver Researchers develop a way to make metal films transparent Read article: See-through silver
Data acquisition and analysis Research update World’s most creative physicist revealed A new citation study concludes that Phil Anderson has the highest "creativity" Read article: World’s most creative physicist revealed
Soft matter and liquids Research update Plasmas move into dentistry Researchers develop a "plasma needle" that can kill oral bacteria Read article: Plasmas move into dentistry
Telescopes and space missions Research update COBE team wins cosmology prize Astrophysicists honoured for their work on the cosmic microwave background Read article: COBE team wins cosmology prize
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galaxy survey fails to add up Californian astronomers are bewildered by strange anomaly in number of galaxies
Transport properties Research update Atomic clocks feel the heat Physicists have calculated the tiny shift in the atomic transition frequencies of a caesium atom due to blackbody radiation