Read article: Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit Transport properties Research update Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers
Read article: Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’ Transport properties Research update Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’ Effect could lead to better optical storage devices
Read article: Relativity passes new test of time Ultrafast science Research update Relativity passes new test of time Scientists will have to look harder for physics beyond the Standard Model
Transport properties Research update ‘Wormholes’ could be made from exotic materials Theoretical device could create a magnetic monopole
Transport properties Research update Single spins controlled by an electric field Breakthrough could simplify spintronics
Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster Transport properties Research update Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster New RF circuit boosts bandwidth
Transport properties Research update Negative-index material modulates light Optical modulator could soon break speed record
Ultrafast science Research update Electrons timed with attosecond accuracy Bound electrons lag behind
Read article: Nobel prize recognizes GMR pioneers Transport properties Research update Nobel prize recognizes GMR pioneers Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg scoop physics prize
Transport properties Research update Artificial-atom laser debuts Superconducting island spawns microwaves
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays