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
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique Patterns with 36-fold rotational symmetry realized Read article: Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique
Ultracold matter Research update Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids Nanodiamonds controlled using optical tweezers Read article: Nitrogen vacancies detect magnetic fields in fluids
Soft matter and liquids Research update Living tissue is laced with electronic sensors Research could lead to synthetic organs Read article: Living tissue is laced with electronic sensors
Nanomaterials Research update Nanocrystalline alloys can take the heat New materials stay strong at high temperatures Read article: Nanocrystalline alloys can take the heat
Nanomaterials Research update Power cell generates and stores energy in one step Hybrid device could power portable electronics Read article: Power cell generates and stores energy in one step
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Metamaterial switches on to the tune of light Potential applications include radar and communications Read article: Metamaterial switches on to the tune of light
Transport properties Research update Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells Record efficiency achieved for CQD photovoltaics Read article: Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells
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