Surfaces and interfaces Research update Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves Read article: Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles
Transport properties Research update Acoustic analogue to graphene announced Honeycomb array drilled into Plexiglas reveals tell-tale Dirac cones Read article: Acoustic analogue to graphene announced
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Textured glass provides a clear view Etched surface is glare free and could be either self-cleaning or anti-fogging Read article: Textured glass provides a clear view
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Quirky solar cell sets new efficiency record Increased light emission boosts cell performance Read article: Quirky solar cell sets new efficiency record
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Graphene capsule reveals nanocrystal growth in action Researchers can now "see" more clearly through liquid cells Read article: Graphene capsule reveals nanocrystal growth in action
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Nanomachines could benefit from superlubricity Ultra-low friction seen on the microscale Read article: Nanomachines could benefit from superlubricity
Transport properties Research update Reeling in cheap plastic solar film UK start-up creates printable, thin-film solar cells Read article: Reeling in cheap plastic solar film
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Invisibility cloaking goes thermodynamic Device could shield objects from heat, rather than light Read article: Invisibility cloaking goes thermodynamic
Transport properties Research update Researchers make single-atom transistor Transistor may help in developing a functional quantum computer Read article: Researchers make single-atom transistor
Transport properties Research update Optical fibres with integrated semiconductor junctions developed New fibre could lead to seamless optical-communication systems Read article: Optical fibres with integrated semiconductor junctions developed