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
Plasma physics Research update New look for ball lightning Rydberg atoms may explain cohesion in ball lightning Read article: New look for ball lightning
Optical physics Research update Hollow fibre carries megawatt pulses Optical physicists have made a photonic-band gap fibre that can transmit megawatt pulses
Transport properties Research update Nanowires line up for plastic electronics Researchers have made cost-effective high-performance thin-film transistors using nanowires and nanoribbons Read article: Nanowires line up for plastic electronics
Quantum optics Research update First light for one-atom laser Novel device pushes laser physics to the limit Read article: First light for one-atom laser
Metrology Research update Silicon joins race to redefine the kilogram A new measurement of the Avogadro constant could allow the unit of mass to be defined in terms of atomic and fundamental constants
Optical physics Research update Bose-Einstein condensates break temperature record Physicists have cooled a gas of sodium atoms down to less than a nanokelvin Read article: Bose-Einstein condensates break temperature record