Semiconductors and electronics Research update Noise threatens Moore’s Law Thermal noise may soon put an end to Moore’s Law
Particles and interactions Research update Plasma physicist to head CERN Robert Aymar will be the next director general of the world’s biggest particle physics lab
Structure and dynamics Research update Ultra-cold Fermi gases enter new regime Physicists may have seen a new type of superfluidity Read article: Ultra-cold Fermi gases enter new regime
Astroparticle physics Research update More evidence for neutrino oscillation New experiments provide independent confirmation for neutrino mass and mixing
Telescopes and space missions Research update Proxima Centauri comes into focus Astronomers accurately measure the size of a small star for the first time
Structure and dynamics Research update Caesium condensate makes its debut Bose-Einstein condensation in caesium promises new insights into the quantum world
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astrophysicists bag Euro prize EU awards Descartes prize for research on gamma-ray bursts
Soft matter and liquids Research update A sound way to make polymers Dutch scientists create polymers in high-pressure carbon dioxide using an ultrasound technique
Mathematical physics Research update Anti-bubbles hint at fragile economic prospects Physicists predict a shaky future for the stock market using statistical analysis