Quantum optics Research update Fast and slow light made easy Superluminal light has been now been observed in a crystal at room temperature
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes make miniature gas sensors US researchers have built a low-cost sensor with carbon nanotubes Read article: Nanotubes make miniature gas sensors
Telescopes and space missions Research update Pressure builds on Pluto Tiny planet holds big surprises
Microscopy Research update Super-fast microscope comes into focus Physicists have developed a new ultrahigh-speed scanning optical microscope
Particles and interactions Research update Nuclear physicists confirm element 110 discovery Berkeley plays it safe with element 110 after the scandal of element 118
Planetary science Research update Where did the Moon come from? The Moon was created more than 4.5 billion years ago
Ultracold matter Research update Fermi gas atoms form supercool molecules US physicists have made ultracold molecules in a Fermi gas for the first time
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