Nanomaterials Research update Microscope sees the Fermi surface Scanning-tunnelling technique adapted to map bulk electrons Read article: Microscope sees the Fermi surface
Transport properties Research update Type-1.5 superconductor shows its stripes Could strange vortex patterns reveal two superfluids? Read article: Type-1.5 superconductor shows its stripes
Transport properties Research update Polarized electrons pumped at GHz frequencies Magnetic field boosts electron-pump precision Read article: Polarized electrons pumped at GHz frequencies
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