Transport properties Research update Colloids go exotic Dutch physicists have made novel crystal structures with suspensions of tiny particles Read article: Colloids go exotic
Telescopes and space missions Research update Comet reveals its secrets The first results from the Deep Impact mission are about to be published Read article: Comet reveals its secrets
Nuclear physics Research update Joseph Rotblat dies Nuclear physicist turned peace campaigner dies aged 96 Read article: Joseph Rotblat dies
Nuclear fusion Research update Europe plans laser-fusion facility Laser physicists hope to build "fast ignition" HiPER Read article: Europe plans laser-fusion facility
Mathematical physics Research update The physics of pasta Physicists have solved a long-standing mystery about how spaghetti breaks
Stars and solar physics Research update Big stars like to feed from dust New observations suggest that massive stars form through accretion Read article: Big stars like to feed from dust
Superconductivity Research update Foreign atoms trigger superconductivity in carbon Physicists have made a new superconductor
Structure and dynamics Research update Diamonds are not forever A new form of carbon is harder than conventional diamond
Mathematical physics Research update Critical breakthrough Superconductivity has been seen in a metal in a high magnetic field
Earth sciences Research update How the Earth spins The inner core of the Earth is spinning faster than the rest of the planet