Superconductivity Research update Fermionic microscope sees first light How to clearly image 1000 individual ultracold atoms in a cloud Read article: Fermionic microscope sees first light
Nanomaterials Feature Turning plants into technology with nanomaterials Nanomaterials are being used to give plants novel and augmented functions, with potential applications ranging from self-healing materials to living electronics Read article: Turning plants into technology with nanomaterials
Nanomedicine Research update Silicon ‘nanoneedles’ deliver nanodots and nucleic acids Biocompatible structures could help reconstruct damaged tissue and nerves Read article: Silicon ‘nanoneedles’ deliver nanodots and nucleic acids
Transport properties Research update Tunable plasmon laser could sniff out cancer Liquid gain material could turn tiny lasers into chemical and biological sensors Read article: Tunable plasmon laser could sniff out cancer
Transport properties Research update Carbon nanotubes bring aircraft manufacturing out of the oven Technique efficiently cures large industrial parts made of polymeric materials Read article: Carbon nanotubes bring aircraft manufacturing out of the oven
Transport properties Research update Physicists generate electrical currents from noise Quantum dots put voltage fluctuations to work Read article: Physicists generate electrical currents from noise
Structure and dynamics Research update Crystal-handedness revealed by twisted electron beams New electron-microscopy technique could measure chirality of single molecules Read article: Crystal-handedness revealed by twisted electron beams
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Graphene sandwich squares away ice New research reveals a previously unknown phase of ice Read article: Graphene sandwich squares away ice
Transport properties Research update Diamond bull’s-eye collects polarized photons at a rapid rate Circular grating could give quantum technologies a boost Read article: Diamond bull’s-eye collects polarized photons at a rapid rate
Transport properties Research update Nanowire-based electrode could lead to better supercapacitors Breakthrough could mean smaller and lighter energy-storage systems Read article: Nanowire-based electrode could lead to better supercapacitors
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