Surfaces and interfaces Research update Sticky tape takes X-ray images Intense nanosecond bursts of X-rays created by peeling adhesive tape Read article: Sticky tape takes X-ray images
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
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat Nanotube material is 10 times stickier than the lizard Read article: Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat
Surfaces and interfaces Research update NMR reaches the nanoscale Diamond defects 'feel' tiny magnetic fields Read article: NMR reaches the nanoscale
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
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Self-assembly goes square-shaped Block-copolymer square arrays could shrink integrated circuits Read article: Self-assembly goes square-shaped
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
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Holes prevent sound from passing through plate 'Extraordinary acoustic screening' could lead to new acoustic materials
Transport properties Research update Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov recognized for discovering new carbon material just one atom thick Read article: Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize
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