Structure and dynamics Research update Hydrogen result causes controversy Does hydrogen contain a previously unknown "hydrino" state that could be used as new source of energy?
Nanomaterials Research update Just add salt Adding a pinch of sodium chloride helps physicists to make better magnetic nanoparticles Read article: Just add salt
Transport properties Research update Purity pays off for nanotubes New approach improves performance for carbon-based devices Read article: Purity pays off for nanotubes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Solar system gets bigger Astronomers have discovered another planet like Pluto Read article: Solar system gets bigger
Quantum optics Research update Quantum boost for optical clocks New approach to laser spectroscopy could lead to more accurate time-keeping Read article: Quantum boost for optical clocks
Particles and interactions Research update Geoneutrinos make their debut Fundamental particles could offer new way to probe inside the Earth Read article: Geoneutrinos make their debut
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints” Laser-based technique could replace existing security measures such as holograms Read article: Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints”
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electric fields move water droplets New effect could be used to automate experiments in chemistry Read article: Electric fields move water droplets
Transport properties Research update Atomic crystals go 2D One-atom-thick materials created Read article: Atomic crystals go 2D
Particles and interactions Research update Timing electrons Physicists have measured the time it takes an electron to hop between atoms