The Physics World team rings in the new year by trying out headphones that exploit the mechanical properties of the two-dimensional carbon “wonder material”
Read article: Putting graphene headphones to the test
Photo-tunable nonvolatile charge memory devices could lay the foundation for large-scale integration and high-speed intelligent electronics
Read article: Nonvolatile charge memory device shows excellent room-temperature performance
Electro-optical device is compact and energy efficient
Read article: Gold plasmons guide light in new photonic switch
New device could be used in health-monitoring applications and even to detect diseases such as diabetes
Read article: Silk-based sensor analyses sweat biomarkers in real time
New work could help advance battery research for engineering next-generation high-energy-density technologies
Read article: Sealed cell improves oxide-peroxide conversion in lithium-ion battery
Coherent spin state transfer in spin qubits could boost the field of quantum error correction
Read article: Physicists break distance record for electron spin-state transmission in spin qubits
Device enables inexpensive selective detection of methanol in mixtures with high ethanol content
Read article: Handheld gas sensor distinguishes methanol from ethanol
Spin qubits based on defects in diamond make up a 10-qubit register with a record-breaking long-lived memory
Read article: 10-qubit register breaks new ground in quantum computing
Technical breakthrough has allowed researchers to make an optical nanopore sensor that does not require any electrical connections
Read article: Nanopore sensing goes electrode free
New device could help us better understand how thermal fluctuations affect the performance of microscopic motors
Read article: Heat engines hit microscopic limits
