Soft matter and liquids Research update “Smoking” grass leads to nanotubes Researchers in China have reported a novel way to make carbon nanotubes
Particles and interactions Research update X-rays reveal more about exotic atoms Particle physicists have explored a form of hydrogen in which the electron is replaced by a negative kaon Read article: X-rays reveal more about exotic atoms
Ultracold matter Research update Molecular surprise in one dimension Ultracold atoms reveal novel behaviour in optical lattice Read article: Molecular surprise in one dimension
Renewables Research update Propane powers fuel cells Self-heating device offers new possibilities for portable devices Read article: Propane powers fuel cells
Mathematical physics Research update US bubble set to burst More than 20 states could experience a crash in house prices next year
Magnetism and spin Research update Oxygen loses its magnetism under pressure A solid-state transformation that physicists had long thought might occur has finally been observed
Transport properties Research update Oxygen loses its magnetism under pressure A solid-state transformation that physicists had long thought might occur has finally been observed Read article: Oxygen loses its magnetism under pressure
Stars and solar physics Research update New light on early stars 'First generation stars' may have formed from the explosion of an older star
Mathematical physics Research update How animals find things Physicists have discovered the fastest way to find a hidden object Read article: How animals find things
Plasma physics Research update Liquid universe hints at strings The properties of the quark-gluon plasma have surprised physicists Read article: Liquid universe hints at strings