Optics and photonics Research update Beating the diffraction limit Negative-index materials continue to rewrite the laws of optics Read article: Beating the diffraction limit
Gravity Research update Accelerating universe will limit technology Cosmological considerations will place universal limits on computation
Nanomaterials Research update Viruses go from strength to strength New results on bacteriophages could have applications in nanotechnology Read article: Viruses go from strength to strength
Dark matter and energy Research update Dark matter remains at large CDMS II experiment enters new regime for sensitivity Read article: Dark matter remains at large
Imaging Research update Physics meets archaeometry in ancient Greece Synchrotron radiation and neutrons have been used to solve the mystery of an ancient Greek helmet
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