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News

A cracking approach to nanotechnology

May 15, 2012 1 comment

Cracks are exploited to carve out patterns in silicon

Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost

May 14, 2012 4 comments

Hybrid device is a billion times more sensitive to light

Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles

May 9, 2012 8 comments

New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves

Building nanomagnets atom by atom

May 8, 2012 1 comment

Iron chains could point to new magnetic effect

In depth

Between the lines

Apr 26, 2012

Books on bubble physics, quantum exiles and arty photos of particle accelerators, reviewed by Margaret Harris

Cocktail physics

Dec 6, 2011 2 comments

Naveen N Sinha and David A Weitz reveal the science behind this tasty topic

Cooking up a storm

Dec 1, 2011 4 comments

Peter Barham reviews Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet

Uplifting thoughts

Nov 17, 2011 1 comment

Ted Forgan reviews Rising Force: the Magic of Magnetic Levitation by James Livingston