Soft matter and liquids Research update Water powers novel chips A new kind of integrated circuit runs on water instead of electricity
Soft matter and liquids Research update MEMs see the light Electrode implants could provide a cure for blindness
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA gives new life to dye lasers Japanese physicists demonstrate a DNA laser
Soft matter and liquids Research update Waves and the sounds of science New research probes the formation of air bubbles in breaking waves
Read article: Water vapour supplies new climate clues Soft matter and liquids Research update Water vapour supplies new climate clues Novel tests on water molecules could solve the solar radiation discrepancy
Read article: Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ New experiment casts further doubt on controversial fusion-in-a-bubble claims
Read article: DNA goes spintronic Transport properties Research update DNA goes spintronic The molecules that carry genetic data notch up another surprising property
Read article: Laser lights up water droplets Ultrafast science Research update Laser lights up water droplets New technique could monitor the composition of pollutants in the atmosphere
Transport properties Research update Multi-talented material signals new devices Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Soft matter and liquids Research update LCDs paint a bright future Scientists take the first step towards ‘paintable’ liquid crystal displays
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