Transport properties Research update Polarized electrons pumped at GHz frequencies Magnetic field boosts electron-pump precision Read article: Polarized electrons pumped at GHz frequencies
Nanomaterials Research update Doppler effect reversed by metamaterial New material could lead to acoustic cloaking, say researchers Read article: Doppler effect reversed by metamaterial
Transport properties Research update Graphane makes its debut Graphene's insulator cousin could store hydrogen fuel Read article: Graphane makes its debut
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanowires are guided around chips DNA coating offers a route to self-assembled circuits Read article: Nanowires are guided around chips
Ultrafast science Research update Experiment resolves century-old optics mystery Minkowski proved wrong about momentum of light
Quantum optics Research update Casimir effect goes negative Bizarre vacuum force is repulsive, as well as attractive Read article: Casimir effect goes negative
Transport properties Research update Graphene transistor speeds up Devices based on ‘wonder material’ could soon catch-up with silicon
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Reasons to be cheerful The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Soft matter and liquids Research update Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors Tiny organisms could spin a rotor, say physicists Read article: Random motion of bacteria could drive micromotors
Transport properties Research update Superconductor switches on and off Discovery could lead to faster and more efficient transistors