Instrumentation and measurement Research update Electrical charge on objects in optical tweezers can be controlled precisely New technique could shed light on electrification of aerosols Read article: Electrical charge on objects in optical tweezers can be controlled precisely
Quantum computing Research update Can fast qubits also be robust? Spin-orbit interaction adjustment produces "best of both worlds" scenario Read article: Can fast qubits also be robust?
Cosmology Research update Did cannibal stars and boson stars populate the early universe? Objects formed by exotic particles could have created primordial black holes Read article: Did cannibal stars and boson stars populate the early universe?
Imaging Research update Is your WiFi spying on you? "Beamforming feedback information" in latest version of the technology can identify individuals passing through radio networks with almost 100% accuracy, say researchers Read article: Is your WiFi spying on you?
Nanomaterials Research update ‘Patchy’ nanoparticles emerge from new atomic stencilling technique Multipurpose structures could find use in targeted drug delivery, catalysis, microelectronics and tissue engineering Read article: ‘Patchy’ nanoparticles emerge from new atomic stencilling technique
Cosmology Research update Accelerator experiment sheds light on missing blazar radiation Measurement discounts loss from plasma instabilities Read article: Accelerator experiment sheds light on missing blazar radiation
Particle and nuclear Research update Sympathetic cooling gives antihydrogen experiment a boost Having more antimatter could help solve profound mysteries of physics Read article: Sympathetic cooling gives antihydrogen experiment a boost
Stars and solar physics Research update Plasma bursts from young stars could shed light on the early life of the Sun New multi-temperature coronal mass ejection observations might help us better understand how life emerged and evolved on Earth Read article: Plasma bursts from young stars could shed light on the early life of the Sun
Dark matter and energy Research update Flattened halo of dark matter could explain high-energy ‘glow’ at Milky Way’s heart Finding brings us a step closer to solving the mystery of dark matter, say astronomers Read article: Flattened halo of dark matter could explain high-energy ‘glow’ at Milky Way’s heart
Advanced materials Research update New cylindrical metamaterials could act as shock absorbers for sensitive equipment Topological kagome tubes isolate vibrations to one end, keeping the other end safe Read article: New cylindrical metamaterials could act as shock absorbers for sensitive equipment