Business and innovation Research update Physics raises food standards Food manufacturers are adopting ever more sophisticated physics techniques Read article: Physics raises food standards
Quantum mechanics Research update New look for Bose condensates Quantum phase transitions are seen in an atomic gas for the first time
Microscopy Research update Leading neutron lab appoints new director Institut Laue Langevin names British physicist as its next director Read article: Leading neutron lab appoints new director
Particles and interactions Research update CERN to find funds for costly collider Lab bosses approve economy drive to help pay for the next-generation Large Hadron Collider
Particles and interactions Research update Uncertainty over muon result An algebraic error casts doubt on evidence for new particles
Policy and funding Research update UK research hits new heights The 2001 research-assessment exercise shows a sharp rise in the quality of UK physics Read article: UK research hits new heights
Quantum optics Research update Single-photon machine gears up A semiconductor device that emits one photon at a time could pave the way for quantum encryption Read article: Single-photon machine gears up
Lasers Research update Random laser feels the heat The spectrum of light from a new laser can be tuned by adjusting its temperature Read article: Random laser feels the heat
Stars and solar physics Research update A new twist for stellar magnetism The complex spin of a sun-like star lends weight to astronomical theories Read article: A new twist for stellar magnetism
Gravity Research update ‘Microlens’ could bring dark matter into focus A nearby white dwarf behaving as a lens could help to explain the nature of dark matter