Read article: Tailored material makes speedier skyrmions
New design significantly increases the diffusion rate of these vortex-like quasiparticles by a factor of 10 and could aid the development of new forms of computing
Read article: Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease
New technique can measure the elasticity of several eye components at the same time
Read article: Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass
Distinctive iridescent patina comes from an unusual hierarchically assembled structure with highly ordered nanoscale domains
Read article: Photoacoustic imaging technique could reduce nerve damage during surgery
New approach uses near-infrared light to distinguish nerves from other tissue
Read article: Two-dimensional electride material makes a promising superconductor
A zero-dimensional electride state, not "excess" electrons, is responsible for superconductivity in aluminium hydride
Read article: Einstein’s tea leaf paradox could help make aerogels
Accidental discovery could also be used to detect trace amounts of substances
Read article: Controllable quantum dot array breaks size record
Chessboard-like structure could make it possible to scale up the number of qubits in quantum computers
Read article: Ion-exchange bead writes under water
New generic technique requires no substrate to fix ink and works thanks to a phenomenon known as diffusion-osmotic flow
Read article: Nanoscale device produces a stream of chiral single photons
Streamlined new device could find applications in quantum communication and information processing
Read article: Chiral detection of molecules gets a laser-driven boost
A new method rapidly detects the "handedness" of molecules using laser fields that encode chirality in time, not space
