Earth sciences Research update Maxwell’s equations and earthquakes Physicists explore new prediction techniques
Optics and photonics Research update Detecting the colours of darkness Looking inside an optical vortex
Dark matter and energy Research update Physicists attack cosmological model New analysis could undermine evidence for dark matter and dark energy
Mathematical physics Research update Are you just four steps away from a genius? Science operates in a small world
Structure and dynamics Research update Crystal breaks surface area record New chemical structure could help in hydrogen storage Read article: Crystal breaks surface area record
Particles and interactions Research update Elements 115 and 113 discovered in Dubna Russian and American physicists have found evidence for new superheavy elements
Transport properties Research update Electromagnets double up New approach can combine electric and magnetic materials Read article: Electromagnets double up
Transport properties Research update Fermionic condensate makes its debut US physicists have made atoms behave like the electrons in a superconductor Read article: Fermionic condensate makes its debut
Telescopes and space missions Research update X-rays light up gamma-ray burst Halo of material appears to be moving at 1000 times the speed of light Read article: X-rays light up gamma-ray burst
Nuclear medicine Research update Medical physicists think small Molecular sieves could help boost resolution of medical imaging techniques Read article: Medical physicists think small