Read article: Optical microscopy sets new records Optical physics Research update Optical microscopy sets new records Researchers have produced the highest-resolution ever optical image
Read article: Hydrogen-7 makes its debut Particles and interactions Research update Hydrogen-7 makes its debut Physicists have found the heaviest isotope of hydrogen to date
Read article: Mars might have a soft centre Planetary science Research update Mars might have a soft centre A new study has found that the core of Mars may be liquid
Read article: Water helps cobalt oxide to become a superconductor Superconductivity Research update Water helps cobalt oxide to become a superconductor Japanese researchers have discovered a new type of superconducting metal oxide
Read article: Glass behaves like a metal Structure and dynamics Research update Glass behaves like a metal The similarity between glass and metal fracture has been shown for the first time
Gravity Research update No sign yet of extra dimensions Physicists have searched for new forces predicted by string theory to exist in extra dimensions, but found nothing
Read article: Photonic circuits move a step closer Optical physics Research update Photonic circuits move a step closer Physicists build an ultra-high Q microcavity-on-a-chip
Read article: Lorentz symmetry stays intact Particles and interactions Research update Lorentz symmetry stays intact Physicists set new limits on violations of Lorentz invariance
Read article: Single molecule switches for less Transport properties Research update Single molecule switches for less Physicists make the lowest energy molecular switch to date
Optical physics Research update Nanowires approach the quantum realm Researchers have made the smallest silicon nanowires ever
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays