Superconductivity Research update Superconducting wire turns to electrical power Engineers and entrepreneurs are keen to transform the properties of magnesium diboride into profit
Particle and nuclear Research update Big break for charge symmetry Why are neutrons and protons different? Read article: Big break for charge symmetry
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Scientists spy on growing nanoparticles French scientists have developed a new method that monitors the growth of nanoparticles in real time
Complex systems Research update Viscount Ilya Prigogine 1917-2003 Nobel laureate in chemistry dies aged 86 Read article: Viscount Ilya Prigogine 1917-2003
Stars and solar physics Research update Starquakes shed light on stellar evolution Belgian astronomers continue a 21-year long experiment to study how stars evolve Read article: Starquakes shed light on stellar evolution
Particles and interactions Research update Positronium puzzle is solved US physicists have measured the lifetime of positronium Read article: Positronium puzzle is solved
Telescopes and space missions Research update Supermassive black hole binary might lurk in nearby galaxy Researchers in Japan claim to have found evidence for a pair of supermassive black holes Read article: Supermassive black hole binary might lurk in nearby galaxy
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Transistors go transparent Japanese researchers have made the fastest transparent transistor ever Read article: Transistors go transparent
Magnetism and spin Research update Thermopower in a spin Electron spins may be responsible for the properties of certain thermoelectric materials Read article: Thermopower in a spin
Superconductivity Research update Superconductivity and magnetism in harmony A magnetic field can sometimes enhance superconductivity instead of destroying it