Nanomaterials Research update Nanomagnets come together Physicists have shown that two nano-scale magnets can be made to oscillate in phase Read article: Nanomagnets come together
Cosmology Research update Sir Hermann Bondi: 1919 – 2005 Cosmologist and pioneer of the steady-state theory of the universe dies Read article: Sir Hermann Bondi: 1919 – 2005
Renewables Research update Power walking Scientists in the US have made a back-pack that can generate electricity while you walk Read article: Power walking
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
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