Lasers Research update Lasers lick dentists’ drills Ultrashort laser pulses could be used to remove tooth decay painlessly Read article: Lasers lick dentists’ drills
Lasers Research update Scientists push for laser links in space Laser telemetry could solve an impending communication bottleneck Read article: Scientists push for laser links in space
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductors stride ahead Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
Astronomy and space Research update Tuning in to the early universe New images of cosmic microwaves reveal the seeds of galaxies Read article: Tuning in to the early universe
Planetary science Research update Earth’s expanding girth Our planet has become even less spherical since 1998 Read article: Earth’s expanding girth
Particles and interactions Research update Muon measurements bounce back The most precise experiment yet suggests that the Standard Model is incomplete
Particles and interactions Research update B factories close in on CP violation Physicists unveil the best estimates yet of the imbalance between matter and anti-matter
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Photons double up for solar power A semiconductor device could boost the efficiency of solar cells by 30% Read article: Photons double up for solar power
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ New experiment casts further doubt on controversial fusion-in-a-bubble claims Read article: Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’
Plasma physics Research update US maps fusion landscape Physicists gather to discuss American strategy in fusion research