Transport properties Research update Plot thickens for iron-arsenide superconductors Physicists question 2D nature of high-temperature superconductivity
Transport properties Research update Iron-based superconductors really are different Energy gap measurements suggest a new mechanism for superconductivity
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Reasons to be cheerful The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Structure and dynamics Research update ‘Uncontrollable’ nuclei sharpen up MRI The solution to a theoretical puzzle could provide the basis for improved MRI techniques. Read article: ‘Uncontrollable’ nuclei sharpen up MRI
Transport properties Research update Invisibility extends out of its shell This invisibility cloak can make a nearby object vanish, say researchers Read article: Invisibility extends out of its shell
Ultrafast science Research update Spin segregation puzzles physicists 'Up' and 'down' spins in ultracold Fermi gas stay apart longer than expected Read article: Spin segregation puzzles physicists
Transport properties Research update Doppler shift reveals spin currents Physicists invent 'speed camera' for spintronics
Transport properties Research update Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity Technique can probe around twice the depth, say researchers Read article: Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity
Transport properties Research update Simple temperature change creates spin current New source of spin-polarized electrons could 'revolutionize' spintronics research
Surfaces and interfaces Research update NMR reaches the nanoscale Diamond defects 'feel' tiny magnetic fields Read article: NMR reaches the nanoscale