Lasers Research update Solar surgery makes progress Researchers have improved a surgical technique based on solar radiation Read article: Solar surgery makes progress
Optical physics Research update Double funding boost for Daresbury UK lab receives £11.5m for light source and £25.7m for science park
Particles and interactions Research update B mesons decay in a new way Physicists see two-body B meson decay for the first time
Optics and photonics Research update When photonic crystals meet Fibonacci Photonic crystals based on the Fibonacci sequence could be the optical chips of the future
Optics and photonics Research update Photon steam engines Quantum thermodynamics tackles the second law Read article: Photon steam engines
Lasers Research update Making light of a difficult phase A new technique can produce attosecond light pulses that could be used to control electrons
States of matter Research update Exploding excited electron bubbles First observations of excited electron bubbles in superfluid helium reveal puzzling features
Astronomy and space Research update Astrophysics and air travel A proportional counter that mimics human tissue can measure cosmic-radiation exposure at high altitudes
Optical physics Research update Ruby slows light at room temperature Physicists have developed a new and simple way to produce ultraslow light at room temperature
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Radio waves measure body water A novel approach to measuring water levels in the body has promising clinical applications