Physics

• BRIEFING: US nuclear recycling faces the axe

  Department of Energy cancels reprocessing project.

  2 July 2009

• Nuclear energy: The hybrid returns - Premium content

  Slotting a fusion reactor into the heart of a nuclear fission plant could accelerate the development of waste-free nuclear energy. So why are all the designs still on paper, asks Ed Gerstner.

  1 July 2009

• Spooky computers closer to reality - Premium content

  Solid-state quantum processing demonstrated.

  28 June 2009

• Elusive forms of water found? - Premium content

  Two long sought-after phases of ultra-cold water may have been trapped between crystals of ice.

  23 June 2009

• North Korea's ignoble blast - Premium content

  Key gas signature of nuclear testing has not materialized.

  16 June 2009

• Quantum dots go large - Premium content

  A small industry could be on the verge of a boom, reports Katharine Sanderson.

  10 June 2009

• Spooky research cuts - Premium content

  US intelligence agency axes funding for work on quantum computing.

  3 June 2009

• Sweden likely winner for neutron source - Premium content

  European spallation facility looks set to land near Lund.

  3 June 2009

• Microscopic marvels: Magnifying power - Premium content

  New microscopes are revealing sights that have never been seen before. Nature profiles five machines that are changing how biologists view the world.

  3 June 2009

• Microscopic marvels: Seeing the system - Premium content

  3 June 2009