Particles and interactions Research update Physicists discover particle with five quarks Evidence for pentaquarks has been seen in experiments in Japan, Russia and the US
Quantum optics Research update Entanglement bridges the Danube Austrian physicists have set a new record for entangling photons
Read article: Nanotubes go their separate ways Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes go their separate ways German researchers have developed a way to separate metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes
Read article: Nanocrystals double up Transport properties Research update Nanocrystals double up Researchers have made a new type of ‘metamaterial’ from magnetic and semiconducting building blocks
Climate Research update Giant jets caught on camera Physicists may have found the missing link in the Earth’s ‘global electric circuit’
Read article: Room-temperature single-electron devices made easier Semiconductors and electronics Research update Room-temperature single-electron devices made easier Physicists have made a silicon single-electron transistor that works at 300 K
Metrology Research update Super-cool thermometer relies on noise Researchers have made a new type of thermometer to measure low temperatures
Particles and interactions Research update RHIC unveils new results Brookhaven researchers claim to have come the closest yet to creating a quark-gluon plasma
Read article: Micromachines made easy Semiconductors and electronics Research update Micromachines made easy Scientists have demonstrated a new microfabrication technique by making a micro pinball table
Structure and dynamics Research update Celebrating Einstein with dance New work will mark the centenary of Einstein's brilliant year