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
Read article: Crystals get in a twist Transport properties Research update Crystals get in a twist Physicists make Möbius strips from niobium selenide
Read article: “Nanotorus” nets giant magnetic moment Nanomaterials Research update “Nanotorus” nets giant magnetic moment Ring-shaped nanotubes could be the latest nanostructures to have unusual properties
Read article: Jupiter clocks up eleven new moons Telescopes and space missions Research update Jupiter clocks up eleven new moons The gas giant now has more known satellites than any other planet
Read article: Condensates get longer lives Quantum optics Research update Condensates get longer lives Perpetual Bose-Einstein condensates could make 'continuous’ atom lasers
Read article: Noisy signals strengthen human brainwaves Biophysics Research update Noisy signals strengthen human brainwaves ‘Stochastic resonance’ seen in the brain’s information processing area
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Lights switch to organic LEDs Lamps made from a new LED promise better efficiency than conventional light bulbs
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