Astroparticle physics Research update X-rays probe neutron stars Astrophysicists have confirmed that neutron stars do not contain exotic matter
Mathematical physics Research update New director at ICTP Katepalli Sreenivasan will lead the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Semiconductors and electronics Research update World record for silicon light-emission Industrial breakthrough leads the way to integrated optical processing
Transport properties Research update Electronic devices based on single molecules Researchers measure the conductance of a single hydrogen molecule
Particle and nuclear Research update Introducing the little Higgs Supersymmetry has a new rival Read article: Introducing the little Higgs
Astroparticle physics Research update Old star sheds light on creation of elements Astronomers have observed an ancient star containing very little metal for the first time
Particles and interactions Research update First glimpses inside an anti-atom Physicists make first background-free observation of cold anti-hydrogen’s internal states
Mathematical physics Research update Per Bak 1948–2002 Danish physicist who helped to develop "self-organized criticality" dies
Ultrafast science Research update First light for attophysics Physicists have used an attosecond X-ray source to directly measure the decay of an electron cloud in an atom for the first time
Structure and dynamics Research update Molecules power nanoscale computers Scientists have made tiny mechanical logic circuits from cascading molecules
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