Read article: Topological insulator becomes insulating at the surface
Topological insulator becomes insulating at the surface
Insulating state in Bi2Se3 could find applications in spintronics and even quantum computing
Read article: Topological insulator becomes insulating at the surface
Read article: Solar power without solar cells
Solar power without solar cells
Sun's energy can be harnessed in insulating 'optical battery', physicists claim
Read article: Resistance is futile
Resistance is futile
Continuing our superconductivity centenary celebrations, Ted Forgan looks at the challenges for high-temperature materials
Read article: Taming serendipity
Taming serendipity
Laura H Greene calls for a global collaboration in the search for new high-temperature superconductors
Read article: Down the path of least resistance
Down the path of least resistance
A century after its discovery, Paul Michael Grant explains why superconductivity still confounds and baffles us today
Read article: Thin film has ‘astonishing’ ability to rotate light
Thin film has ‘astonishing’ ability to rotate light
Micron-thick sample shifts polarization by 45 degrees
Read article: Shedding more light on graphene
Shedding more light on graphene
Controlling inelastic light scattering in the "wonder material" could help make new nanodevices
Read article: Creating quantum dots from buckyballs
Creating quantum dots from buckyballs
Bottom-up approach to creating graphene quantum dots
Read article: A Nobel for communism
A Nobel for communism
Alexei Kojevnikov reviews Lenin's Laureate by Paul R Josephson
Read article: Ultracold atoms simulate spin-orbit coupling
Ultracold atoms simulate spin-orbit coupling
Physicists probe interaction that could improve quantum simulators
