Microscopy Research update New neutrons for European scientists The UK will fund a major upgrade to the ISIS neutron source
Read article: Can diamond now be a superconductor? Superconductivity Research update Can diamond now be a superconductor? A physicist claims he has seen room-temperature conductivity in diamond
Renewables Research update Energy R&D needs more investment Parliamentary committee lambasts the UK government’s energy policy
Read article: Solar surgery makes progress Lasers Research update Solar surgery makes progress Researchers have improved a surgical technique based on solar radiation
Optical physics Research update Double funding boost for Daresbury UK lab receives £11.5m for light source and £25.7m for science park
Particles and interactions Research update B mesons decay in a new way Physicists see two-body B meson decay for the first time
Optics and photonics Research update When photonic crystals meet Fibonacci Photonic crystals based on the Fibonacci sequence could be the optical chips of the future
Read article: Photon steam engines Optics and photonics Research update Photon steam engines Quantum thermodynamics tackles the second law
Lasers Research update Making light of a difficult phase A new technique can produce attosecond light pulses that could be used to control electrons
States of matter Research update Exploding excited electron bubbles First observations of excited electron bubbles in superfluid helium reveal puzzling features