Superconductivity Research update Magnesium diboride at the double Physicists have seen two superconducting energy gaps in magnesium diboride Read article: Magnesium diboride at the double
Particles and interactions Research update BaBar detects new particle A novel D-meson has been seen at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Read article: BaBar detects new particle
Plasma physics Research update Cold plasmas destroy bacteria Plasmas could be used to sterilize medical equipment Read article: Cold plasmas destroy bacteria
Telescopes and space missions Research update Titan may have an icy surface Physicists have found evidence for water ice on Saturn’s largest moon Read article: Titan may have an icy surface
Biophysics Research update Physicists investigate brain power Israeli researchers have created electrically active networks of neurons in the lab Read article: Physicists investigate brain power
Nuclear physics Research update Bismuth breaks half-life record for alpha decay French researchers have measured the longest ever radioactive half-life for alpha decay
Transport properties Research update Computer models make “super-alloys” Japanese researchers have created a new group of alloys with exceptional properties
Quantum mechanics Research update Caesium violates parity in a new way Atomic parity violation has been seen using a novel optical technique Read article: Caesium violates parity in a new way
Imaging Research update Giant CCD imager snaps first shot The largest digital camera array ever installed on a telescope goes on show. Read article: Giant CCD imager snaps first shot
Biophysics Research update Light flashes investigated on Mir Physicists have come closer to explaining the causes of light-flashes in space Read article: Light flashes investigated on Mir