Physics

• Quantum force gets repulsive

  Casimir#19;Lifshitz effect could help nanoengineers out of a sticky situation.

  7 January 2009

• European boost for particle therapy

  Treatment centres poised to use carbon-ion beams to tackle cancer.

  7 January 2009

• Companies racing into India's nuclear market

  Deal between India and United States spurs investment rush.

  6 January 2009

• US National Academies suspends visits to Iran - Premium content

  Interrogation of scientist prompts demands for Iranian government to guarantee visitors' safety.

  30 December 2008

• Synthetic opals show their colours - Premium content

  Tunable material promises cheap route to electronic books and advertising displays.

  24 December 2008

• VIDEO: Optical fibres feel light's recoil - Premium content

  Experiment claims to resolve an old debate about how light behaves.

  23 December 2008

• Newsmaker of the year: The machine maker

  He did more than anyone to build the Large Hadron Collider. This year he saw it finished -- and then break down. Geoff Brumfiel profiles the LHC's project leader, Nature's newsmaker of the year.

  17 December 2008

• News 2008 - Premium content

  The year in which &

  17 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Michigan State wins battle to host isotope accelerator - Premium content

  17 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: US nanotechnology plan lacks risk research - Premium content

  17 December 2008