Transport properties Research update ‘Racetrack’ memory demonstrated Cheaper, faster data storage could be around the corner
Transport properties Research update Sweat glands are tiny antennas Radiation reflected by the skin could potentially reveal a person’s emotional state
Transport properties Research update Physicists discover the ‘superinsulator’ Material found to have infinite resistance could be exploited to make “ideal” batteries
Transport properties Research update Graphene makes for better optical displays 2D carbon material has a transparency that trumps conventional LCD electrodes Read article: Graphene makes for better optical displays
Transport properties Research update Nanocrystals could help recover waste heat Thermoelectric improvement took 50 years
Ultrafast science Research update Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light Technique produces shortest wavelengths for a FEL Read article: Free-electron laser benefits from ‘seed’ light
Transport properties Research update Nanotubes measure DNA conductivity Tiny structural changes boost resistance
Transport properties Research update Squeezed electrons shed light on silicon Quantum confinement and defects both shine in nanocrystals
Transport properties Feature Phononics gets hot From electronics to "phononics" Read article: Phononics gets hot
Transport properties Research update Firms call for support of ‘nanophotonics’ R&D in Europe Quantum-dot fabrication must be improved, says industry group