Physicists have discovered the first particle containing one member of each of the three families of quarks. (p. 13)

Saturn's moon Titan may be the best rock concert venue in the solar system, according to computer simulations of sound propagation on other worlds. (p. 414)

Three-dimensional imaging of a classic violin's vibrations explains the instrument's superior ability to direct sound to the audience. (p. 414)

A faster, simpler manufacturing technique could make a synthetic biofuel into an even stronger competitor to ethanol. (p. 389)

A new algorithm speeds simulations of chemical reactions by focusing on rare but crucial molecular motions. (p. 372)

Novel circuits use electrons as tiny bar magnets to process information. (p. 342)

An X-ray experiment has yielded the most conclusive evidence to date that carbon can be magnetic. (p. 350)

Physicists have used a novel measuring technique to track the motions of electron spins in a tiny magnet as its polarity flips, with north and south poles changing places. (p. 334)