Transport properties Research update Plasmons convert light into a voltage Discovery of 'plasmoelectric effect' could lead to new solar cells Read article: Plasmons convert light into a voltage
Transport properties Research update Material gives up its spin-splitting secrets Unexpected discovery of giant spin-splitting could boost spintronics Read article: Material gives up its spin-splitting secrets
Transport properties Research update Majorana quasiparticles glimpsed in magnetic chains Evidence of "non-Abelian" excitations in solids continues to grow Read article: Majorana quasiparticles glimpsed in magnetic chains
Transport properties Research update Nuclear spins control electrical currents Room-temperature technique could be used in spin-based memories Read article: Nuclear spins control electrical currents
Transport properties Research update New plasmonic nanolaser is cavity-free Proposed device could improve optical telecommunications Read article: New plasmonic nanolaser is cavity-free
Transport properties Research update Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions First accurate calculation of “porphyrin” conductance achieved Read article: Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions
Ultrafast science Research update Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks Read article: Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Solar cells Research update Making better solar cells with polychiral carbon nanotubes New device absorbs across a wider portion of the solar spectrum Read article: Making better solar cells with polychiral carbon nanotubes
Transport properties Research update Going mobile with NMR spectroscopy Technology miniaturized to fit sand-grain-sized chip Read article: Going mobile with NMR spectroscopy
Transport properties Research update Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes New technique produces nanostructures with specific electronic properties Read article: Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes
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