New mathematical formulation describes “charging by rubbing” in terms of changing populations of electron states, showing how energy is converted from motion to electricity
Read article: Quantum treatment sheds fresh light on triboelectricity
Simplified experimental model makes it possible to engineer the Mpemba effect in a reproducible way
Read article: Experiments pin down conditions that make hot water freeze before cold
New high-resolution technique could make for a new analytical tool
Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscopy images intramolecular details
New imaging technique can visualize the dynamics of magnetic structures in three dimensions for the first time
Read article: 3D nano-vortices come into view
Researchers coin the term "phoamtonics" to describe a new field of study that exploits the photonic properties of foam-based structures
Read article: 3D foams could control light
IBM researchers have solved a long-standing two-carrier transport problem in the Hall effect with light
Read article: New equation unlocks 140-year-old Hall effect secret
From disease diagnosis to atomic physics, the discovery of Raman scattering has had a wide-ranging impact on science and technology, argues Anna Demming
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: Raman scattering is a universal fingerprint
Combining scanning tunnelling microscopy and electron spin resonance measurements yields magnetic imaging resonance with unprecedented resolution
Read article: Magnetic resonance imaging resolves atomic scale detail
Inventor of acoustic and atomic force microscopy, Calvin Quate dies aged 95
Read article: Advanced microscopy pioneer leaves broad ranging legacy
New NMR spectroscopy approach overcomes the quantum back-action effect
Read article: Weak measurements track single nuclear spins
