Transport properties Research update Tony Bland: 1958–2007 Spintronics pioneer dies Read article: Tony Bland: 1958–2007
Transport properties Research update Microscope reveals spins on the move Nuclear spin diffusion is imaged for the first time
Transport properties Research update Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first Applied voltage causes graphene to acquire a gap Read article: Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first
Transport properties Research update Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers Read article: Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit
Transport properties Research update Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’ Effect could lead to better optical storage devices Read article: Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’
Ultrafast science Research update Relativity passes new test of time Scientists will have to look harder for physics beyond the Standard Model Read article: Relativity passes new test of time
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
Transport properties Research update Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster New RF circuit boosts bandwidth Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscope runs faster
Transport properties Research update Negative-index material modulates light Optical modulator could soon break speed record
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays