Quantum optics Research update It’s high-NOON for five photons Entanglement technique could boost quantum metrology Read article: It’s high-NOON for five photons
Nanomaterials Research update New twist to electron beams Spiral wavefronts could improve electron microscopes Read article: New twist to electron beams
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Jostling balls reveal secrets of ultrathin films Experiment with plastic colloidal spheres simulates epitaxial growth on the atomic scale
Ultrafast science Research update Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld Electrons and light team up in new microscopy technique to image nanostructures Read article: Evanescent waves bring new window into the nanoworld
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physical forces at work in biocomposites Study reveals how single crystals incorporate polymer strands Read article: Physical forces at work in biocomposites
Transport properties Research update Spins spotted in room-temperature silicon Physicists pass important milestone in spintronics Read article: Spins spotted in room-temperature silicon
Soft matter and liquids Research update Skin cells ruffle to heal open wounds Novel microscopy technique captures migrating skin cells Read article: Skin cells ruffle to heal open wounds
Ultrafast science Research update Scientists spy on the first stages of crystal growth Beginnings of crystallization observed for the first time Read article: Scientists spy on the first stages of crystal growth
Soft matter and liquids Research update X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells 'Plunge-freezing' living cells could improve 3D imaging Read article: X-ray diffraction microscopy peers into tiny cells
Microscopy Research update Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it Holography uncovers individual biomolecules Read article: Electrons reveal DNA without destroying it
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