Transport properties Research update Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Electrons travel with ease between benzene and platinum Read article: Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates
Ultrafast science Research update Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow Tiny collimator reduces divergence of light from semiconductor lasers Read article: Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow
Solar cells Research update Thin-film dyes boost solar cells Concentrators increase solar cells' power output by an order of magnitude Read article: Thin-film dyes boost solar cells
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
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Glassy metals are tougher than steel Materials could be used in aerospace engineering Read article: Glassy metals are tougher than steel
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Feeling the force on a single atom Microscope measures force needed to move one atom Read article: Feeling the force on a single atom
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Researchers create ‘self-healing’ rubber New material stretches the imagination Read article: Researchers create ‘self-healing’ rubber
Transport properties Research update Seeing the hidden fresco Terahertz radiation can see through walls Read article: Seeing the hidden fresco
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists get to the bottom of volcano hotspots Mantle plumes rise to the occasion
Transport properties Feature Holography gets smart Exploring the potential of holograms that can respond Read article: Holography gets smart
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