Semiconductors and electronics Research update New look for nanowire devices Researchers in Germany have made a mechanically robust nanowire transistor
Particle and nuclear Research update Electrons and nuclei get entangled Magnetic resonance has enabled the control of quantum systems to move into a new realm
Lasers Research update Dawn of the cantilaser A mechanical laser could pioneer nano-scale experiments
Constants and units Research update The height of frequency standards Atomic clocks confront geophysics in experiments to measure time
Astronomy and space Research update Distant elements of surprise Taking a closer look at distant galaxies Read article: Distant elements of surprise
Particles and interactions Research update Physicists discover particle with five quarks Evidence for pentaquarks has been seen in experiments in Japan, Russia and the US
Quantum optics Research update Entanglement bridges the Danube Austrian physicists have set a new record for entangling photons
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes go their separate ways German researchers have developed a way to separate metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes Read article: Nanotubes go their separate ways
Transport properties Research update Nanocrystals double up Researchers have made a new type of ‘metamaterial’ from magnetic and semiconducting building blocks Read article: Nanocrystals double up
Climate Research update Giant jets caught on camera Physicists may have found the missing link in the Earth’s ‘global electric circuit’