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
Transport properties Research update Solar cells become thinner and cheaper Researchers have created a new type of very thin, inexpensive solar cell Read article: Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Superconductivity Research update Novel crystals form under pressure Researchers have discovered new elemental structures at high pressure
Ultracold matter Research update Gold floats in magnetized oxygen Physicists have magnetically levitated objects in liquid oxygen Read article: Gold floats in magnetized oxygen
Particles and interactions Research update Breaking charge symmetry with nuclei Researchers have detected a rare nuclear reaction that has never been seen before
Plasma physics Research update Z-fusion makes progress Physicists have observed thermonuclear fusion neutrons from a "Z-pinch" device for the first time Read article: Z-fusion makes progress
Microscopy Research update New neutrons for European scientists The UK will fund a major upgrade to the ISIS neutron source
Superconductivity Research update Can diamond now be a superconductor? A physicist claims he has seen room-temperature conductivity in diamond Read article: Can diamond now be a superconductor?
Renewables Research update Energy R&D needs more investment Parliamentary committee lambasts the UK government’s energy policy