Superconductivity Research update Has a quantum computer solved the ‘party problem’? D-Wave claims another quantum-computing first Read article: Has a quantum computer solved the ‘party problem’?
Superconductivity Blog What can superconductivity do for the environment? Water purifiers and energy-efficient transportation covered in new review article
Superconductivity Research update Tiny switch toggles the position of a single atom Switch is the smallest memory device ever, say its creators Read article: Tiny switch toggles the position of a single atom
Transport properties News ESRF €166m upgrade nears completion Grenoble lab enters a new phase Read article: ESRF €166m upgrade nears completion
Superconductivity Research update Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions Antiferromagnetic interaction created between potassium atoms Read article: Quantum magnetism simulated using ultracold fermions
Superconductivity Research update Introducing the magnetic hose How to transmit magnetic fields over long distances Read article: Introducing the magnetic hose
Transport properties Research update Comparative current measurement more accurate than ever before New design uses less liquid helium Read article: Comparative current measurement more accurate than ever before
Ultracold matter Research update Physicists create SQUID-like Bose–Einstein condensate Ultracold atoms could measure rotation Read article: Physicists create SQUID-like Bose–Einstein condensate
Transport properties Research update Heat flows ‘backwards’ across Josephson junction Physicists confirm 1965 prediction of thermal effect Read article: Heat flows ‘backwards’ across Josephson junction
Superconductivity Opinion and reviews Soft matter’s charismatic pioneer A biography of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, now available in English translation, reviewed by Tom McLeish Read article: Soft matter’s charismatic pioneer