Read article: Symmetry boosts spin’s lifetime
Symmetry boosts spin’s lifetime
Physicists tune quantum well for spintronics
Read article: Symmetry boosts spin’s lifetime
Read article: In search of the black swans
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Graphene works as a frequency multiplier
Wonder material could give high-speed electronics a boost
Read article: US energy boss reveals $1.2bn spending plans
US energy boss reveals $1.2bn spending plans
Steven Chu names national labs and clean energy as big winners of stimulus package
Read article: Nanotubes wreak havoc with heat
Nanotubes wreak havoc with heat
Electrons flowing in 1D structures dissipate energy in strange ways
Read article: Quantum dots boost solar cell efficiencies
Quantum dots boost solar cell efficiencies
Hybrid devices could lower cost of solar power
Read article: Graphane makes its debut
Graphane makes its debut
Graphene's insulator cousin could store hydrogen fuel
Quantum-dot device detects DNA
New sensor could be used to detect disease
Graphene transistor speeds up
Devices based on ‘wonder material’ could soon catch-up with silicon
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
