Semiconductors and electronics Research update Nanotube transistors speed up Electronic devices based on carbon nanotubes have moved a step closer Read article: Nanotube transistors speed up
Nanomaterials Research update Carbon-50 makes its debut Chinese researchers make the "little sister" of carbon-60 Read article: Carbon-50 makes its debut
Telescopes and space missions Research update Making new minerals on the Moon Researchers have discovered a new mineral in a meteorite from the Moon Read article: Making new minerals on the Moon
Mathematical physics Research update Physics and fame Researchers have shown that there is a direct link between fame and merit in science
Education and outreach Research update Physics goes to Hollywood A physicist in Florida is using films to teach his students
Transport properties Research update Magnetic recording has a speed limit Experiment at accelerator shows that recording speeds cannot increase for ever Read article: Magnetic recording has a speed limit
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Gravity Probe B takes off Experiment will check two untested predictions of general relativity Read article: Gravity Probe B takes off
Biophysics Research update Spiders get a grip Microscopy experiments reveal the importance of van der Waals forces for our eight-legged friends Read article: Spiders get a grip
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fermi gases approach superfluid regime Groups in the US and Austria have seen evidence for superfluidity in a gas of fermions Read article: Fermi gases approach superfluid regime
Nuclear medicine Research update Terahertz radiation targets skin cancer New technique could offer non-invasive alternative to conventional approaches