Telescopes and space missions Research update Milky Way X-ray mystery solved Millions of stars could be the cause of the X-rays bathing the Milky Way Read article: Milky Way X-ray mystery solved
Quantum optics Research update Retrieving data from a black hole US theorist suggests black holes could behave as quantum computers Read article: Retrieving data from a black hole
Nanomaterials Research update Artificial atoms amplify light A new way to amplify light could make lasers more efficient
Quantum optics Research update Physicists learn how to “teleclone” It is possible to clone a quantum state and then send it to different destinations Read article: Physicists learn how to “teleclone”
Quantum optics Research update Entanglement heats up Physicists calculate that entanglement should be possible at any temperature Read article: Entanglement heats up
Telescopes and space missions Research update Three’s company New findings confirm that Pluto has three moons Read article: Three’s company
Particles and interactions Research update Lab boss makes surprise exit The director of the Brookhaven laboratory in the US quits just as physicists look forward to big funding rises Read article: Lab boss makes surprise exit
Stars and solar physics Research update Astronomers find a mixed-up solar system A solar system in the making could eventually contain planets orbiting in different directions Read article: Astronomers find a mixed-up solar system
Mathematical physics Research update Physicists look at birdsong A method that predicts the breathing patterns of canaries
Telescopes and space missions Research update New type of star discovered Rotating neutron stars that emit irregular bursts of radiowaves could outnumber conventional pulsars Read article: New type of star discovered