Particles and interactions Research update Nanotubes energize laser-accelerated ions A layer of carbon nanotubes can triple the energy of laser-accelerated carbon ions Read article: Nanotubes energize laser-accelerated ions
Transport properties Research update Stretchable graphene transistors inspired by kirigami Japanese art of paper cutting used to make micron-sized electronic and mechanical devices Read article: Stretchable graphene transistors inspired by kirigami
Transport properties Research update Crystal phase-transitions keep babies in third-world countries warm Researchers develop non-electric incubating blankets for use in villages Read article: Crystal phase-transitions keep babies in third-world countries warm
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Fight over light Robert P Crease examines why Goethe so savagely attacked Newton's views on optics Read article: Fight over light
Imaging Research update Novel nanoparticle boosts six different medical-imaging techniques Particle enables deep-tissue, PET and photoacoustic imaging, as well as CT scanning Read article: Novel nanoparticle boosts six different medical-imaging techniques
Surfaces and interfaces Research update How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon New fabrication technique could create brain-like electronic networks Read article: How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon
Structure and dynamics Opinion and reviews Web life: Crystallography365 Blogging the International Year of Crystallography, one crystal structure at a time Read article: Web life: Crystallography365
Ultrafast science Research update Laser blast makes pure quantum dots Selenium nanoparticles could be used in solar cells and take on antibiotic resistance Read article: Laser blast makes pure quantum dots
Soft matter and liquids Feature A taste for anelloni See why a new form of pasta invented by Davide Michieletto and Matthew S Turner can teach us about polymers Read article: A taste for anelloni
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain Strong yet lightweight structures inspired by nature Read article: Fractal-like honeycombs take the strain
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