Read article: Semiconductor bends light “wrong” way Surfaces and interfaces Research update Semiconductor bends light “wrong” way New NIM is easy to make
Read article: Light snakes across tiny gaps Surfaces and interfaces Research update Light snakes across tiny gaps Simulations provide new insight into evanescence
Transport properties Research update Artificial-atom laser debuts Superconducting island spawns microwaves
Superconductivity Research update Microchip ‘bus’ links up quantum bits Devices bring quantum computing on a chip one step closer
Read article: Quantum spin Hall effect glimpsed in HgTe Transport properties Research update Quantum spin Hall effect glimpsed in HgTe Edge conduction seen in insulator
Read article: The magic touch Structure and dynamics Opinion and reviews The magic touch A one-to-one with Ulf Leonhardt
Read article: Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electron microscope breaks half-Angstrom barrier Combined TEM and STEM sets record
Transport properties Research update Experiment finds graphene’s missing pi Theory is correct after all
Read article: Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab Surfaces and interfaces Research update Lensless X-ray microscope fits in the lab “High-harmonic generation” makes small lasers suitable
Read article: Single-photon transistor plans unveiled Ultrafast science Research update Single-photon transistor plans unveiled One photon can control another
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays