Soft matter and liquids Research update Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting Heating a crystal from within opens a new window on phase transitions Read article: Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting
Solar cells Research update New theory describes ultrathin solar cells Calculations reveal trade-off between absorption and emission Read article: New theory describes ultrathin solar cells
Transport properties Research update New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons Device would be invisible to electrons Read article: New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews One amazing moment Robert P Crease reveals this year's under-the-radar centenary Read article: One amazing moment
Ultracold matter Research update Spin friction seen for a single atom Magnitude of effect is "surprisingly large" Read article: Spin friction seen for a single atom
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bursting bubbles drive micromotors Physicists capture Janus particles in motion Read article: Bursting bubbles drive micromotors
Optical physics Research update ‘Fano switch’ for colour displays New device resists photobleaching Read article: ‘Fano switch’ for colour displays
Optical physics Research update First flat lens focuses light without distortion Pattern of nanoantennas eliminates optical aberrations Read article: First flat lens focuses light without distortion
Optical physics Research update Planck’s law violated at the nanoscale "Fluctuational electrodynamics" describes how tiny objects radiate Read article: Planck’s law violated at the nanoscale
Transport properties Research update Graphene offers up another quantum surprise The fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene is different Read article: Graphene offers up another quantum surprise
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