Transport properties Research update Physicists get closer to metallic hydrogen Silane structure calculation an important step in quest for 'holy grail' of high-pressure physics Read article: Physicists get closer to metallic hydrogen
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Interface superconductor turns up the heat High-temperature superconductivity seen in ultrathin films for first time Read article: Interface superconductor turns up the heat
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Two decades and counting… Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th... Read article: Two decades and counting…
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature …And now for the next 20 years Six leading physicists peek into the future
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation' Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Ultrafast science Research update Cold fermions could simulate superconductors The first Mott insulator of fermionic atoms may lead to new ways of studying condensed matter systems Read article: Cold fermions could simulate superconductors
Transport properties Research update Shedding light on artificial atoms New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult Read article: Shedding light on artificial atoms
Superconductivity Opinion and reviews Surprise return High-temperature superconductors are centre stage once again Read article: Surprise return
Transport properties Research update Spinning electrons make for an unconventional metal Simple exception to Landau-Fermi liquid could provide new route to spintronics Read article: Spinning electrons make for an unconventional metal
Transport properties Research update Combination technique shows the strain Moiré technique and electron holography combined to give 2D strain map Read article: Combination technique shows the strain