Transport properties Research update Semiconductor shows its chameleon side Switching magnetism on and off in titanium dioxide could lead to more efficient memory chips Read article: Semiconductor shows its chameleon side
Transport properties Research update Multiple valleys boost thermoelectric performance Conversion of heat to electricity is most efficient yet Read article: Multiple valleys boost thermoelectric performance
Transport properties Research update 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
Transport properties Research update Solar power without solar cells Sun's energy can be harnessed in insulating 'optical battery', physicists claim Read article: Solar power without solar cells
Transport properties Feature Resistance is futile Continuing our superconductivity centenary celebrations, Ted Forgan looks at the challenges for high-temperature materials Read article: Resistance is futile
Transport properties Feature Taming serendipity Laura H Greene calls for a global collaboration in the search for new high-temperature superconductors Read article: Taming serendipity
Transport properties Feature 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: Down the path of least resistance
Transport properties Research update Thin film has ‘astonishing’ ability to rotate light Micron-thick sample shifts polarization by 45 degrees Read article: Thin film has ‘astonishing’ ability to rotate light
Transport properties Research update Shedding more light on graphene Controlling inelastic light scattering in the "wonder material" could help make new nanodevices Read article: Shedding more light on graphene
Transport properties Research update Creating quantum dots from buckyballs Bottom-up approach to creating graphene quantum dots Read article: Creating quantum dots from buckyballs
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