Read article: Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top Transport properties Research update Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top Surface science technique no longer needs a synchrotron
Read article: Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate Transport properties Research update Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate Life-like structures can detect a gentle breeze
Read article: Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots Ultrafast science Research update Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots Method could be used to develop energy-saving LCD screens and for quantum cryptography
Read article: Ballistic electrons go further in nanoribbons Transport properties Research update Ballistic electrons go further in nanoribbons Puzzling results challenge conventional model of graphene
Read article: Does boron-based graphene exist? Transport properties Research update Does boron-based graphene exist? Experiment says maybe, computer says no
Read article: Sound follows one direction Transport properties Research update Sound follows one direction "Non-reciprocal acoustic circulator" could be scaled for varying frequencies
Read article: Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists Transport properties Research update Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists Quantum effect could occur in semiconductors and the early universe
Read article: Quantized vibrations are essential to photosynthesis, say physicists Transport properties Research update Quantized vibrations are essential to photosynthesis, say physicists High efficiency of reaction is "unambiguously" linked to non-classical behaviour
Read article: Physicists discover 3D versions of graphene Ultrafast science Research update Physicists discover 3D versions of graphene Two compounds have Dirac cones in the bulk
Read article: Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing Transport properties Research update Ultrafast phase measurements could boost optical computing New device replaces unwieldy vacuum chambers
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays