Transport properties Research update Fibres form all-in-one speaker and microphone Novel materials could be woven into 'smart clothes' that pick up sound Read article: Fibres form all-in-one speaker and microphone
Transport properties Research update Topological electrons reach the next step High surface conductivity endures despite defects Read article: Topological electrons reach the next step
Ultrafast science Research update Quantum states controlled in silicon ‘Rydberg atoms’ could direct solid-state quantum computing Read article: Quantum states controlled in silicon
Transport properties Research update Topological quintet bags Europhysics prize Quantum spin-Hall pioneers honoured Read article: Topological quintet bags Europhysics prize
Transport properties Research update Sharks hunt via Lévy flights Marine predators trawl the deep blue in predictable patterns Read article: Sharks hunt via Lévy flights
Ultracold matter Research update Entangling photons with electricity 'Entangled' LED could help make quantum computer Read article: Entangling photons with electricity
Transport properties Research update ‘Pushy’ electrons move atoms Force measurements could lead to better nanowires Read article: ‘Pushy’ electrons move atoms
Transport properties Research update Nanotube ‘fuzz’ boosts optical performance Carbon and gold join forces in photonic metamaterial Read article: Nanotube ‘fuzz’ boosts optical performance
Transport properties Research update Scanning probe makes ‘nano Matterhorn’ New lithography technique could lead to smaller circuits Read article: Scanning probe makes ‘nano Matterhorn’
Transport properties Research update Carbon sheets offer cool solution for computers Graphene could conduct waste heat from computer chips more than twice as fast as copper Read article: Carbon sheets offer cool solution for computers
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