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Apr 1, 2012

Free to view: a special focus issue of Physics World examining some of the latest applications of optics and lasers

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Cloak-on-a-chip unveiled

New microcloak array could be used as a biosensor

How to make a material that shrinks when stretched

Metamaterials could do the "impossible"

Shaken staples stick together

Experiment provides insight into entangled ensembles of U-shaped objects

Infrared vision could help the blind to see

Wireless retinal implant could allow for higher-resolution vision

Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets

System could be used to model celestial dynamics

Photon-polarization qubits stored in atomic combs

Solid-state devices could be used as quantum repeaters

A cracking approach to nanotechnology

Cracks are exploited to carve out patterns in silicon

Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost

Hybrid device is a billion times more sensitive to light

Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles

New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves

Building nanomagnets atom by atom

Iron chains could point to new magnetic effect

The yoctogram weighs in

Nanotube mass sensor sets new record

Acoustic analogue to graphene announced

Honeycomb array drilled into Plexiglas reveals tell-tale Dirac cones

Textured glass provides a clear view

Etched surface is glare free and could be either self-cleaning or anti-fogging

Single laser makes many colours

New design is based on quantum dots

New material filters and polarizes terahertz radiation

Stacked layers of graphene could make effective shields