Read article: A star role for stripes Superconductivity Research update A star role for stripes Order in cuprate compounds sheds light on high-temperature superconductors
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Quantum dots count microwave photons Single-photon detector could boost fundamental research and new technologies
Quantum optics Research update Tantalizing evidence for molecular condensation Physicists claim to have made a Bose-Einstein condensate of molecules
Telescopes and space missions Research update Odyssey finds evidence for ice on Mars Gamma-ray and neutron studies reveal layers of hydrogen-rich soil
Read article: Astronomers tune in to youngest pulsar yet Stars and solar physics Research update Astronomers tune in to youngest pulsar yet Ultra-sensitive radio telescope picks up the faint signals from an 820-year-old pulsar
Telescopes and space missions Research update Europe unveils new plan for space science European Space Agency launches its stripped-down ‘Cosmic Vision’ programme
Transport properties Research update Multi-talented material signals new devices Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Read article: CBI zooms in on cosmic microwaves Cosmology Research update CBI zooms in on cosmic microwaves The sharpest ever picture is taken of the cosmic microwave background
Transport properties Research update Molecular electronics claims called into question Bell Labs investigates allegations that data were improperly manipulated
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