Ultrafast science Video The future’s bright for DESY DESY director Helmut Dosch explains how the former particle physics facility is flourishing thanks to photon science Read article: The future’s bright for DESY
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Transport properties Research update Logic circuit takes the heat Mechanical switches could be used in industrial microcontrollers Read article: Logic circuit takes the heat
Transport properties Research update Graphene transistor beats speed records New fabrication technique avoids defects Read article: Graphene transistor beats speed records
Transport properties Research update Terahertz scanning acquires sense of direction Metamaterial device could boost airport security Read article: Terahertz scanning acquires sense of direction
Transport properties Research update Squeezing more out of solar power New technology promises to use the Sun's heat, as well as its light Read article: Squeezing more out of solar power
Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Straintronics’ debuts in graphene 'Wonder material' has yet another wondrous property Read article: ‘Straintronics’ debuts in graphene
Transport properties Research update Mobile electrons spotted on topological insulator Experiment confirms high surface conductivity Read article: Mobile electrons spotted on topological insulator
Transport properties Research update New technique opens a gap in graphene Nanoribbons have armchair edges Read article: New technique opens a gap in graphene
Transport properties Research update Nanofibres power portable electronics Tiny generator could be used in medical implants Read article: Nanofibres power portable electronics
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