Surfaces and interfaces Research update Storing carbon dioxide in water cages Synchrotron shines a light on hydrate formation Read article: Storing carbon dioxide in water cages
Nanomaterials Research update Photo finish in race for strontium condensate Isotope’s scattering length is ‘just right’ Read article: Photo finish in race for strontium condensate
Soft matter and liquids Research update X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells 'Plunge-freezing' living cells could improve 3D imaging Read article: X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells
Superconductivity News Vitaly Ginzburg: 1916–2009 Eminent Nobel-prize-winning Russian theorist dies on 8 November aged 93 Read article: Vitaly Ginzburg: 1916–2009
Superconductivity Interview Vitaly Ginzburg: a life in physics Vitaly Ginzburg – one of the most prominent Russian theoretical physicists of the 20th century – talks exclusively about his achievements in physics, his distrust of the church... Read article: Vitaly Ginzburg: a life in physics
Transport properties Video Vox pops: the spin on electronics Physicists tell us what's hot in spintronics Read article: Vox pops: the spin on electronics
Transport properties Research update Electrons flow forever in metal rings Curious quantum effect is verified Read article: Electrons flow forever in metal rings
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnetic monopoles spotted in spin ices Two independent groups find evidence for elusive 'particles' Read article: Magnetic monopoles spotted in spin ices
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atom takes a quantum walk Observation could shed light on the crossover between quantum and classical mechanics Read article: Ultracold atom takes a quantum walk
Quantum mechanics Research update Single molecule switches light World's smallest optical transistor brings optical computers a step closer Read article: Single molecule switches light
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays