Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny water hammers bash blades Researchers investigate how water droplets bring inefficiency to turbines Read article: Tiny water hammers bash blades
Soft matter and liquids Research update Cylinders of silence cloak in 2D New acoustic metamaterial could hide objects from sonar Read article: Cylinders of silence cloak in 2D
Transport properties Video Funding the frontiers of materials science When he takes up his new post at the NSF in January, Ian Robertson will be better placed than most to shape the future of materials research Read article: Funding the frontiers of materials science
Transport properties Video Living in a material world The MRS Fall Meeting in Boston is the place to be if you want to know what’s hot in materials science and technology Read article: Living in a material world
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanotube rubber stays stretchy at extreme temperatures New material is stable from –196 °C to 1000 °C Read article: Nanotube rubber stays stretchy at extreme temperatures
Soft matter and liquids Research update Liquid crystals go with the flow Researchers demonstrate non-linear electrophoresis technique Read article: Liquid crystals go with the flow
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Algae cause a stir in the local environment Researchers study fluid dynamics in the near vicinity of common algae Read article: Algae cause a stir in the local environment
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Two legs faster than four in the quantum world Could some nanomachines tunnel through their surroundings? Read article: Two legs faster than four in the quantum world
Ultrafast science Video The future’s bright for DESY DESY director Helmut Dosch explains how the former particle physics facility is flourishing thanks to photon science Read article: The future’s bright for DESY
Ultrafast science Video Shining a light on FLASH Edgar Weckert talks about photon science at DESY Read article: Shining a light on FLASH