Complex systems Research update Chaos protects networks in Athens Scientists demonstrate chaotic optical communications over a commercial fibre network Read article: Chaos protects networks in Athens
Stars and solar physics Research update How do stars form? From the top down, rather than bottom up, say astronomers
Optical physics Research update New look for optical microscopy Making images without photons Read article: New look for optical microscopy
Structure and dynamics Research update Sound waves target new applications New technology offers alternative to touch screens
Mathematical physics Research update Search engines are not unfair New web sites benefit from the way that search engines work Read article: Search engines are not unfair
Transport properties Research update Electrons lose their mass in carbon sheets Two teams of physicists have discovered a variety of novel electronic phenomena in graphene Read article: Electrons lose their mass in carbon sheets
Structure and dynamics Research update Doing physics with bacteria Helical filaments spring surprises in liquid-crystal state Read article: Doing physics with bacteria
Superconductivity Research update Einstein paper turns up on arXiv 1922 article was his only paper on superconductivity
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon chip puts the brakes on light A photonic crystal circuit offers control over the speed of light at infrared wavelengths
Telescopes and space missions Research update Tracking down the first stars Signal is seen in the cosmic infrared background Read article: Tracking down the first stars