Nanomaterials Research update Nanothermometers feel the heat Nanotubes can now be used to measure temperature in non-vacuum conditions
Particles and interactions Research update Darmstadt gets credit for new elements 110 and 111 belong to GSI but heavier elements are still up for grabs
Cosmology Research update Is the universe a dodecahedron? Cosmologists might have to rethink their most basic ideas about space Read article: Is the universe a dodecahedron?
Superconductivity Research update Nobel prize goes to low-temperature theorists Abrikosov, Ginzburg and Leggett share 2003 prize for work on superfluidity and superconductivity
Nuclear medicine Research update Physicist shares Nobel prize for medicine Nobel committee recognizes magnetic resonance imaging Read article: Physicist shares Nobel prize for medicine
Magnetism and spin Research update Have physicists seen magnetic monopoles? Mysterious particles may show up in momentum space in crystals Read article: Have physicists seen magnetic monopoles?
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Magnetic logic devices move closer MRAMs offer new possibilities for computing Read article: Magnetic logic devices move closer
Microscopy Research update Hidden graphite atoms revealed New atomic force microscope sees atoms that other microscopes cannot Read article: Hidden graphite atoms revealed
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electronic paper reaches video speeds New display technology moves closer Read article: Electronic paper reaches video speeds
Gravity Research update General relativity passes Cassini test Einstein is still right Read article: General relativity passes Cassini test