Transport properties Research update Ampere could be defined one electron at a time Device could close the quantum metrological triangle Read article: Ampere could be defined one electron at a time
Transport properties Research update Tony Bland: 1958–2007 Spintronics pioneer dies Read article: Tony Bland: 1958–2007
Transport properties Research update Microscope reveals spins on the move Nuclear spin diffusion is imaged for the first time
Transport properties Research update Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first Applied voltage causes graphene to acquire a gap Read article: Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first
Transport properties Research update 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
Optical physics Research update Uranium gives opal its shine Radioactivity points to gem deposits Read article: Uranium gives opal its shine
Surfaces and interfaces Research update ‘Nanosoldering’ makes a clean contact Technique can make electrical contacts on graphene and other nanostructures
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotube fibres toughen up Material could improve bullet-proof vests Read article: Nanotube fibres toughen up
Soft matter and liquids Research update Tiny rods steer themselves Non-biological chemotaxis is a first Read article: Tiny rods steer themselves
Transport properties Research update Single spins controlled by an electric field Breakthrough could simplify spintronics