Telescopes and space missions News Our favourite pictures of 2012 From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2012
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnetic metamaterials could boost wireless energy transmission Transformation optics concentrates magnetic energy Read article: Magnetic metamaterials could boost wireless energy transmission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Earth’s magnetic shield behaves like a sieve Cluster-mission data analysis points to a "porous" magnetopause Read article: Earth’s magnetic shield behaves like a sieve
Transport properties Research update Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut Spintronics could benefit from wonder material Read article: Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut
Ultracold matter Research update Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Nanodiamonds controlled using optical tweezers Read article: Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids
Ultrafast science Research update First room-temperature maser developed Prototype only works at pulsed mode Read article: First room-temperature maser developed
Transport properties Research update Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions Evidence spotted in a novel kind of Josephson junction Read article: Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions
Structure and dynamics Research update New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields Helium molecules could form near neutron stars Read article: New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields
Transport properties Research update Spintronic film senses magnetic fields Organic sensor can be integrated in a chip Read article: Spintronic film senses magnetic fields
Transport properties Research update Solid-state quantum memories set endurance records New devices may match ions in quantum-memory stakes Read article: Solid-state quantum memories set endurance records