Transport properties Research update Invisible circuits in a flash A new transparent conductor could revolutionize optoelectronics
Soft matter and liquids Research update Water powers novel chips A new kind of integrated circuit runs on water instead of electricity
Superconductivity Research update Bell Labs physicist fired for misconduct Jan Hendrik Schön has been charged with 16 counts of scientific misconduct
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Laser pioneer loses court battle The inventor of the blue LED and laser cannot reclaim his patent rights
Semiconductors and electronics Research update HP announces molecular electronics breakthrough Researchers at Hewlett-Packard have made the highest density memory chip
Soft matter and liquids Research update DNA gives new life to dye lasers Japanese physicists demonstrate a DNA laser
Transport properties Research update Diamond – a physicist’s best friend New results pave the way for diamond-based electronics
Read article: Electrons probe single atoms Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electrons probe single atoms A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductors stride ahead Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
Read article: Photons double up for solar power Semiconductors and electronics Research update Photons double up for solar power A semiconductor device could boost the efficiency of solar cells by 30%
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