Surfaces and interfaces Research update Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics Material could makes lens that changes in focal length Read article: Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New boss selected for ESRF Italian physicist to take helm of lab Read article: New boss selected for ESRF
Surfaces and interfaces Research update ‘Nanosoldering’ makes a clean contact Technique can make electrical contacts on graphene and other nanostructures
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Heavy atoms reduce nanoscale friction Tribology with a tiny tip Read article: Heavy atoms reduce nanoscale friction
Transport properties Research update Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster New RF circuit boosts bandwidth Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Semiconductor bends light “wrong” way New NIM is easy to make Read article: Semiconductor bends light “wrong” way
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Light snakes across tiny gaps Simulations provide new insight into evanescence Read article: Light snakes across tiny gaps
Transport properties Research update Nobel prize recognizes GMR pioneers Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg scoop physics prize Read article: Nobel prize recognizes GMR pioneers
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Wrinkle researchers bag physics Ig Nobel Team honoured for studies of drapes and tablecloths Read article: Wrinkle researchers bag physics Ig Nobel
Transport properties Research update Quantum spin Hall effect glimpsed in HgTe Edge conduction seen in insulator Read article: Quantum spin Hall effect glimpsed in HgTe