Transport properties Opinion and reviews Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics The venerable "journal club" concept is thriving in the online environment Read article: Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Metal foams could make promising radiation shields Environmentally friendly foams could be used in everything from space travel to nuclear reactors Read article: Metal foams could make promising radiation shields
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Reptile skin inspires super-slippery steel surfaces Copying patterns found on snakes and lizards could reduce friction in tiny machines Read article: Reptile skin inspires super-slippery steel surfaces
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Kirigami patterns make composite materials more stretchy, while staying strong Method could be used to make flexible electronics and optoelectronic devices Read article: Kirigami patterns make composite materials more stretchy, while staying strong
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold ions put friction to the test Experiment shows how "stick–slip" processes can be finely tuned
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny probe reveals electrical conductance of individual atoms Measurements could boost our understanding of superconductivity Read article: Tiny probe reveals electrical conductance of individual atoms
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Swirling light beams carve intricate patterns Logarithmic spirals could further our understanding of light Read article: Swirling light beams carve intricate patterns
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Graphene sandwich squares away ice New research reveals a previously unknown phase of ice Read article: Graphene sandwich squares away ice
Transport properties Research update Acoustic topological insulator could hide submarines Hearing aids could benefit from lattices of rotating cylinders Read article: Acoustic topological insulator could hide submarines
Transport properties Research update Nanowire-based electrode could lead to better supercapacitors Breakthrough could mean smaller and lighter energy-storage systems Read article: Nanowire-based electrode could lead to better supercapacitors
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