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
Magnetism and spin Research update Cobalt breaks magnetism record European physicists have measured the highest ever magnetic anisotropy energy in a material
Superconductivity Research update Entanglement reaches new lengths Physicists make small step towards quantum computer
Earth sciences Research update Route one to the centre of the Earth Geophysicist proposes novel way to study the Earth’s core Read article: Route one to the centre of the Earth
Particles and interactions Research update Could neutrinos destroy nuclear weapons? Japanese particle physicists propose to destroy nuclear bombs with a high-energy neutrino beam
Semiconductors and electronics Research update First light for pure silicon German and Australian researchers have shown that bulk silicon crystalline can be an efficient light emitter
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