Read article: Comet collapse opens a window on the past Telescopes and space missions Research update Comet collapse opens a window on the past The surprise break-up of a comet give astronomers a bonus insight into how planets form
Read article: Baby star blows a bubble Stars and solar physics Research update Baby star blows a bubble A mysterious sphere inflating in a 'star nursery' confounds astronomers
Read article: Elastic laser spans the spectrum Semiconductors and electronics Research update Elastic laser spans the spectrum Fibre optics could benefit from a stretchy laser that changes colour
Superconductivity Research update The magnetic mysteries of atom clusters Small groups of atoms can add unusual magnetic effects to their peculiar thermal properties
Read article: Carbon clock could show the wrong time Earth sciences Research update Carbon clock could show the wrong time Ancient stalagmites suggest that carbon dating could be inaccurate
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Novel nitrogen is a semiconductor Compressed nitrogen could be the fuel of the future
Read article: Cannibal star ate planet Stars and solar physics Research update Cannibal star ate planet Lithium in the atmosphere of a distant star suggests that it may have engulfed a huge planet
Read article: Into the Antiworld Quantum mechanics Research update Into the Antiworld Dirac's earth-shattering realisation that antimatter exists is played out in a dramatic stage show
Transport properties Research update Wonder wire puts up no resistance A wire made from a perfect crystal can transmit electricity with no resistance
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Particle beams that bend like light A delicate layer of gas can deflect an electron beam that is strong enough to pierce steel
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