Semiconductors and electronics Research update Composite fibres light up Novel optoelectronic fibres can be woven into "spectrometric fabric" Read article: Composite fibres light up
Mathematical physics Research update Fingerprint model makes an impression Buckling instability in skin could explain where fingerprints come from Read article: Fingerprint model makes an impression
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanodevices target viruses Physicists explore new methods for virus detection Read article: Nanodevices target viruses
Microscopy Research update DNA imager dies Maurice Wilkins, whose work led to the discovery of the structure of DNA, has died
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes shape up for spintronics Researchers have shown that vanadium oxide nanotubes are magnetic at room temperature Read article: Nanotubes shape up for spintronics
Particles and interactions Research update Angular uncertainty passes test Light beams provide new twist on the uncertaintly principle Read article: Angular uncertainty passes test
Particles and interactions Research update Strong-force theorists scoop Nobel prize Gross, Politzer and Wilczek share the physics prize for their work on quarks
Particles and interactions Research update Pionium atoms arrive en masse CERN experiment creates large numbers of exotic pion-based atoms Read article: Pionium atoms arrive en masse
Ultrafast science Research update Angular pits boost DVD storage New optical method could store up to one terabyte of data on a single DVD Read article: Angular pits boost DVD storage
Ultrafast science Research update Table-top accelerators make progress Plasma-based particle accelerators are now able to produce monoenergetic electron beams