Transport properties Research update Nanowires line up for plastic electronics Researchers have made cost-effective high-performance thin-film transistors using nanowires and nanoribbons Read article: Nanowires line up for plastic electronics
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Gold lights up biological cells Biophysicists have developed a new optical technique to image proteins
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New look for space shuttle tiles Engineers have designed much improved protective tiles for spacecraft
Transport properties Research update Solar cells become thinner and cheaper Researchers have created a new type of very thin, inexpensive solar cell Read article: Solar cells become thinner and cheaper
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Dyes boost solar cells Scientists make a new photovoltaic device Read article: Dyes boost solar cells
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures Scientists reveal a new photolithographic technique for making computer chips Read article: Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures
Transport properties Research update Rayleigh jets come into view Physicists have observed “Rayleigh jets” for the first time
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Atom lithography sees the light A new technique for making integrated circuits draws on the principles of magnetic resonance imaging
Surfaces and interfaces Feature The Casimir effect: a force from nothing The force could affect everything from micromachines to unified theories of nature Read article: The Casimir effect: a force from nothing
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Geckos’ feet get sticky from static Van der Waals forces – not capillary action – allow the lizards to walk on the ceiling Read article: Geckos’ feet get sticky from static