Vacuum and cryogenics Feature …And now for the next 20 years Six leading physicists peek into the future
Read article: Self-assembly goes square-shaped Surfaces and interfaces Research update Self-assembly goes square-shaped Block-copolymer square arrays could shrink integrated circuits
Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Vacuum and cryogenics Research update US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
Read article: Shedding light on artificial atoms Transport properties Research update Shedding light on artificial atoms New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult
Read article: Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize Transport properties Research update Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov recognized for discovering new carbon material just one atom thick
Transport properties Research update Spin-flip speed is pushed to the limit Physicists discover a faster way to store data using spin-polarized electrons
Read article: Carbon nanotubes, but without the ‘nano’ Structure and dynamics Research update Carbon nanotubes, but without the ‘nano’ New structures are 30 times stronger than Kevlar, say researchers
Read article: Stretching the boundaries of electronics Transport properties Research update Stretching the boundaries of electronics Material can be stretched by up to 70% and is still electrically conductive
Read article: Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Transport properties Research update Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Electrons travel with ease between benzene and platinum
Read article: Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow Ultrafast science Research update Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow Tiny collimator reduces divergence of light from semiconductor lasers
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays