Surfaces and interfaces Research update Laser flips magnetic bit without any help External field not needed to write data Read article: Laser flips magnetic bit without any help
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Wrinkles winkle out film thickness Film properties measured with ease Read article: Wrinkles winkle out film thickness
Transport properties Research update Perfect lens could reverse Casimir force "Quantum levitation" could reduce friction in tiny machines
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Artificial swimmers have no moving parts Catalysis makes tiny objects swim Read article: Artificial swimmers have no moving parts
Transport properties Research update First “heat transistor” unveiled Heat is moved one electron at a time Read article: First “heat transistor” unveiled
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny organisms move microstructures Bacteria act as "beasts of burden" Read article: Tiny organisms move microstructures
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Scuffed spheres rise to the top Friction can reverse the reverse-Brazil-nut effect Read article: Scuffed spheres rise to the top
Transport properties Research update Graphene p-n junction is unveiled Device could be important step towards carbon transistors
Ultrafast science Research update European X-ray laser gets the go ahead Funding in place for construction to start early next year Read article: European X-ray laser gets the go ahead
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Big particles are secret to crack-free paint Physicists discover why some paints crack when they dry
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