Renewables Research update New look for micro fuel cells Methanol makes a difference at the microscale
Superconductivity Research update Condensates enter new era Molecule breakthrough could lead to new understanding of superconductivity
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Nanowires drop out of fluid research Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the behaviour of bubbles and droplets Read article: Nanowires drop out of fluid research
Particles and interactions Research update New particle turns up in Japan The Belle experiment has discovered what might be yet another new meson
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes join the army Carbon-based devices can be used to detect deadly gases Read article: Nanotubes join the army
Transport properties Research update Data storage made easy Memories could soon be made of plastic Read article: Data storage made easy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Ups and downs for big projects Mixed fortunes for physicists and astronomers in the US and Europe
Quantum mechanics Research update Mesons violate Bell’s inequality A fundamental aspect of quantum theory has been tested in a particle-physics experiment for the first time Read article: Mesons violate Bell’s inequality
Telescopes and space missions Research update Mixed messages from the edge of the solar system Two groups analyzing data from the Voyager spacecraft cannot agree if it has passed the “termination shock”
Nuclear medicine Research update NMR breakthrough for bone fracture New non-invasive technique could help the elderly Read article: NMR breakthrough for bone fracture