Transport properties Research update Entangling tiny drum’s beat with microwaves Technique could be used to build quantum processors Read article: Entangling tiny drum’s beat with microwaves
Transport properties Research update New ‘wagon-wheel’ molecules could make better OLEDs Molecule could also be used as biological sensors or in solar cells Read article: New ‘wagon-wheel’ molecules could make better OLEDs
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Do ultracold neutrons get a kick from nanoparticles? Physicists offer a solution to neutron-lifetime discrepancy Read article: Do ultracold neutrons get a kick from nanoparticles?
Transport properties Research update US researchers unveil first carbon-nanotube computer New manufacturing techniques could lead to fast and energy-efficient commercial nanotube devices Read article: US researchers unveil first carbon-nanotube computer
Ultrafast science Research update Scanning tunnelling microscopy and infrared spectroscopy join forces New technique could boost our understanding of surfaces Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and infrared spectroscopy join forces
Ultrafast science Research update Diatoms bring the quantum effect to life Alga exoskeleton used as a diffraction grating Read article: Diatoms bring the quantum effect to life
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Chlorine has graphene covered p-doped material could be suitable for integrated circuits on a chip and RF transistors Read article: Chlorine has graphene covered
Transport properties Research update Highly sensitive skin-like sensor lights up at touch Nanowire LED array works thanks to "piezophototronic effect" Read article: Highly sensitive skin-like sensor lights up at touch
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tractor beam produced with unstructured light Researchers pull objects with light at the interface between two fluids Read article: Tractor beam produced with unstructured light
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Nanodiamond thermometer takes temperature of biological cells New device has millikelvin sensitivity Read article: Nanodiamond thermometer takes temperature of biological cells