Soft matter and liquids Research update Waves and the sounds of science New research probes the formation of air bubbles in breaking waves
Optical physics Research update Innovations boost disabled literacy Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hope fades for comet mission NASA’s CONTOUR spacecraft is silent, presumed broken
Particles and interactions Research update Anti-matter made easy – on paper Particle physicists have discovered a new . . . font!
Nanomaterials Research update EPS announces prize winners The achievements of 17 physicists have been recognized by prizes from the EPS
Superconductivity Research update Magnesium diboride: mind the gaps A second superconducting energy gap might explain the unusual properties of magnesium diboride
Education and outreach Research update Prize opportunity for women in condensed matter The 2003 L’Oréal Awards for Women in Science will recognize condensed matter scientists from five continents
Soft matter and liquids Research update Water vapour supplies new climate clues Novel tests on water molecules could solve the solar radiation discrepancy Read article: Water vapour supplies new climate clues
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electrons probe single atoms A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry Read article: Electrons probe single atoms
Cosmology Research update Cosmologists collect 2002 Dirac medal The success of ‘cosmic inflation’ is recognized on the centenary of Dirac’s birth