Nanowires convert heat to electricity
Phonon effects boost thermoelectric efficiency
Casimir effect goes classical
Physicists directly measure the “critical Casimir effect”
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‘Spin ice’ could contain magnetic monopoles
Materials might lead to high-density magnetic memories
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Blog life: The Quantum Pontiff
David Bacon reveals how quantum computing adds up
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The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Ampere could be defined one electron at a time
Device could close the quantum metrological triangle
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Tony Bland: 1958–2007
Spintronics pioneer dies
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Microscope reveals spins on the move
Nuclear spin diffusion is imaged for the first time
Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first
Applied voltage causes graphene to acquire a gap
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Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit
Breakthrough could lead to robust quantum computers
Read article: Berry’s phase seen in solid-state qubit
