Structure and dynamics Research update Ferrofluid pump has no moving parts Device could be used in everything from microfluidics to large-scale mechanical devices Read article: Ferrofluid pump has no moving parts
Structure and dynamics Research update ‘Tug-of-war’ prompts chemical reaction No-go reaction is driven by mechanical force Read article: ‘Tug-of-war’ prompts chemical reaction
Transport properties Research update Zigzag nanowire regulates Brownian motion Magnetic trap could help scientists perform microfluidic experiments Read article: Zigzag nanowire regulates Brownian motion
Transport properties Research update Spinons take the heat Spin-charge separation seen in bulk at last Read article: Spinons take the heat
Structure and dynamics Research update Flipping spins, one proton at a time Magnetic properties of a single proton revealed Read article: Flipping spins, one proton at a time
Structure and dynamics Research update Future is bright for CERN antimatter physicists Two new experiments are in the pipeline Read article: Future is bright for CERN antimatter physicists
Ultrafast science Research update Cool microscope feels the heat Scanning probe uses ultracold gas atoms to image surfaces Read article: Cool microscope feels the heat
Ultrafast science Research update NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’ Researchers do away with the magnets that are usually needed for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Read article: NMR spectroscopy without the ‘M’
Structure and dynamics Research update Antimatter trap tightens its grip Physicists at the ALPHA experiment hold anitihydrogen in a trap for 16 minutes Read article: Antimatter trap tightens its grip
Transport properties Research update Dots deliver full-colour display Quantum dots could make colourful displays with unprecedented resolution Read article: Dots deliver full-colour display
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