Earth sciences Research update Route one to the centre of the Earth Geophysicist proposes novel way to study the Earth’s core Read article: Route one to the centre of the Earth
Particles and interactions Research update Could neutrinos destroy nuclear weapons? Japanese particle physicists propose to destroy nuclear bombs with a high-energy neutrino beam
Semiconductors and electronics Research update First light for pure silicon German and Australian researchers have shown that bulk silicon crystalline can be an efficient light emitter
Biophysics Research update Tinnitus treatment tones up Physicists have devised a new model that could help sufferers of tinnitus
Nuclear physics Research update Potassium-40 heats up Earth’s core Geophysicists have found evidence for an extra source of heat inside planets
Optical physics Research update Carbon nanotubes light up IBM researchers have created an ultrasmall solid-state light source Read article: Carbon nanotubes light up
Stars and solar physics Research update Heavy elements lend weight to early stars Stars and galaxies may have formed much earlier than previously thought
Everyday science Research update A fresh look at hand-held communication devices Could wearing glasses dramatically change how much radiation the human head absorbs from hand-held mobile devices?
Quantum Research update When a little can mean a lot In a quantum world, a single extra bit can greatly increase the information in a message
Superconductivity Research update Superconducting quantum computing Macroscopic circuits behave like single quantum objects