Transport properties Research update Structural supercapacitors take a load on Device could allow house walls to store energy Read article: Structural supercapacitors take a load on
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Did slippery sand help Egyptians build the pyramids? A little bit of water cuts friction in half Read article: Did slippery sand help Egyptians build the pyramids?
Transport properties Research update Saliva-powered microbial fuel cell built New graphene-anode cell that produces 1 µW could be used as an ovulation test Read article: Saliva-powered microbial fuel cell built
Transport properties Research update Graphene gains thermal vision Room-temperature detector is first to cover infrared spectrum Read article: Graphene gains thermal vision
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New material offers angular control over light Filter could be used in cameras and thermal solar systems Read article: New material offers angular control over light
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Researchers spin a yarn into a muscle Everyday polymer fibres used to create artificial muscles Read article: Researchers spin a yarn into a muscle
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New cochlear implant takes the middle road Low-power microchip would be implanted in the ear Read article: New cochlear implant takes the middle road
Ultrafast science Research update Microscope exploits spooky action at a distance Entangled photons allow higher-contrast microscopy Read article: Microscope exploits spooky action at a distance
Transport properties Research update Graphene oxide makes perfect sieve Membranes could be ideal in water filtration and desalination technologies Read article: Graphene oxide makes perfect sieve
Transport properties Research update Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top Surface science technique no longer needs a synchrotron Read article: Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays