Astroparticle physics Research update Faint gamma-ray bursts on the horizon Astronomers may have discovered a new class of gamma-ray bursts Read article: Faint gamma-ray bursts on the horizon
Data acquisition and analysis Research update Women needed for bed-rest study European Space Agency seeks volunteers to test effect of weightlessness on the human body
Particles and interactions Research update Dramatic differences found in matter and antimatter BaBar scientists see direct CP violation for first time in B mesons
Telescopes and space missions Research update Lunar rock sheds new light on the Moon Geologists have pinpointed the exact origin of a meteorite for the first time Read article: Lunar rock sheds new light on the Moon
Biophysics Research update DNA pioneer dies Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, has died aged 88
Stars and solar physics Research update Table-top synchrotron defies convention A controversial new type of radio transmitter could transform communications Read article: Table-top synchrotron defies convention
Transport properties Research update Liquid separation goes electric A new method to separate out liquids Read article: Liquid separation goes electric
Magnetism and spin Research update Graphite magnets get ready for applications South American physicists find a way to make carbon that is magnetic at room temperature
Nanomaterials Research update STM turns atoms into ions Scanning tunnelling microscope adds and removes single electrons from individual gold adatoms Read article: STM turns atoms into ions
Superconductivity Research update Fermi gas goes superfluid First detection of pairing gap opens new window on exotic matter Read article: Fermi gas goes superfluid