Astronomy and space Research update Strongest magnet in the cosmos Some neutron stars are powered by extreme magnetic fields Read article: Strongest magnet in the cosmos
Gravity Research update Gravity and light move at the same speed Physicists measure the speed of gravity for the first time
Nuclear physics Research update Los Alamos director resigns John Browne steps down from his post at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Soft matter and liquids Research update Brightness boost for organic LEDs Researchers have built a highly efficient hybrid LED device
Mathematical physics Research update Sand-dune science creeps ahead Dunes made in the lab could help communities beset by encroaching desert
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