Optical physics Research update Photonic circuits move a step closer Physicists build an ultra-high Q microcavity-on-a-chip Read article: Photonic circuits move a step closer
Particles and interactions Research update Lorentz symmetry stays intact Physicists set new limits on violations of Lorentz invariance Read article: Lorentz symmetry stays intact
Transport properties Research update Single molecule switches for less Physicists make the lowest energy molecular switch to date Read article: Single molecule switches for less
Optical physics Research update Nanowires approach the quantum realm Researchers have made the smallest silicon nanowires ever
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hubble photographs the Boomerang Nebula The first high-resolution images of the “coldest place in the Universe” Read article: Hubble photographs the Boomerang Nebula
Superconductivity Research update Qubits are on solid ground Physicists entangle solid state quantum bits for the first time
Superconductivity Research update Superconductor transistor breaks records Scientists build a novel superconducting amplifier
Quantum optics Research update Teleportation moves on Physicists can now teleport photons without destroying them
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers detect “missing” baryons Astrophysicists may have found the missing visible matter in our galaxy
Cosmology Research update Ancient radiation sheds new light on the universe WMAP satellite reveals fine detail in the cosmic microwave background Read article: Ancient radiation sheds new light on the universe