Transport properties Research update Enter the ‘thermopower wave’ New way of generating electricity could lead to batteries to power nanotechnology Read article: Enter the ‘thermopower wave’
Transport properties Research update Electrical signals transmitted via spin waves Insulator-based 'spin wiring' could boost spintronics Read article: Electrical signals transmitted via spin waves
Transport properties Research update Fractal patterns spotted in the quantum realm Electrons interfere to create fractal patterns in ferromagnet Read article: Fractal patterns spotted in the quantum realm
Transport properties Research update Graphene transistor breaks new record New device fastest in the world at 100 GHz Read article: Graphene transistor breaks new record
Transport properties Research update Organic transistor mimics brain synapse 'NOMFET' does the work of seven conventional devices Read article: Organic transistor mimics brain synapse
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films Experiment with plastic colloidal spheres simulates epitaxial growth on the atomic scale
Transport properties Research update Bright colour-changing skins Electronic paper technology created that can change colour without backlights Read article: Bright colour-changing skins
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Newton’s idea spotted in reflected neutrons Looking very closely at the reflections of neutron Read article: Newton’s idea spotted in reflected neutrons
Transport properties Research update Electric fields control spin currents New type of magnetoelectric coupling discovered Read article: Electric fields control spin currents
Ultrafast science Research update Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld Electrons and light team up in new microscopy technique to image nanostructures Read article: Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays