Soft matter and liquids Research update Spiders’ super-strong silk relies on its crystals Findings could lead to arachnid-inspired materials Read article: Spiders’ super-strong silk relies on its crystals
Transport properties Research update Enter the ‘thermopower wave’ New way of generating electricity could lead to batteries to power nanotechnology Read article: Enter the ‘thermopower wave’
Transport properties Research update Electrical signals transmitted via spin waves Insulator-based 'spin wiring' could boost spintronics Read article: Electrical signals transmitted via spin waves
Transport properties Research update Avalanche photodetector breaks speed record New design could lead to optical computers Read article: Avalanche photodetector breaks speed record
Transport properties Research update Junctionless transistor makes its debut First proposed in 1925, device could revolutionize electronics Read article: Junctionless transistor makes its debut
Transport properties Research update Hail the first sound ‘lasers’ Sound amplification by stimulated emission achieved by two groups Read article: Hail the first sound ‘lasers’
Ultrafast science Research update Crystal control moves towards 3D displays Doping nanocrystals changes the colours they emit Read article: Crystal control moves towards 3D displays
Transport properties Research update Fractal patterns spotted in the quantum realm Electrons interfere to create fractal patterns in ferromagnet Read article: Fractal patterns spotted in the quantum realm
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists watch entropy in action Cluster formation ruled by rotational and vibrational symmetry Read article: Physicists watch entropy in action
Transport properties Research update Graphene transistor breaks new record New device fastest in the world at 100 GHz Read article: Graphene transistor breaks new record
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