Particles and interactions Research update Exotic meson challenges rules New particle sets puzzle for theorists Read article: Exotic meson challenges rules
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Swimming around in circles Researchers learn more about the behaviour of E. coli near solid surfaces Read article: Swimming around in circles
Telescopes and space missions Research update Crash exposes comet’s inner secrets "Deep Impact" has successfully crashed into comet Tempel 1 Read article: Crash exposes comet’s inner secrets
Structure and dynamics Research update How do solids melt? Colloid crystals shed new light on the transition from solid to liquid
Soft matter and liquids Research update Magnetic surprise for liquids Magnetic moments come and go in Mercury and other liquid metals
Nuclear fusion Research update Europe beats Japan to ITER prize Massive fusion experiment will be built at Cadarache in France Read article: Europe beats Japan to ITER prize
Ultrafast science Research update Plasma accelerators move on Lasers take electrons to record energies for table-top devices
Particles and interactions Research update New limits for exotic molecules It is not possible to make a hydrogen-antihydrogen molecule
Superconductivity Research update Vortices seen in Fermi gas Clear evidence for a new type of superfluid has been seen in a rotating ultracold gas Read article: Vortices seen in Fermi gas
Transport properties Research update Jack Kilby: 1923–2005 Inventor of the integrated circuit dies at 81 Read article: Jack Kilby: 1923–2005