Diagnostic imaging Research update X-ray laser focuses on tiny objects Technique could provide biologists with a new way to study extremely small organisms Read article: X-ray laser focuses on tiny objects
Optical physics Research update Superlens microscope gets up close First direct near-field optical images are obtained using a superlens Read article: Superlens microscope gets up close
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotube resonators break gigahertz barrier Holy Grail of NEMS performance delivers attogram sensitivity
Optical physics Research update LEDs target tumours Portable scanner could be used for the early detection of breast cancer Read article: LEDs target tumours
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live cells jetted with electric fields Biophysicists develop technique to create jets of living cells Read article: Live cells jetted with electric fields
Soft matter and liquids Research update Microscopes reach new depths AFMs go beneath the surface of liquids Read article: Microscopes reach new depths
Microscopy Research update Electromechanical microscope nudges the nanoscale Piezoelectric effect offers a new way to study biomaterials Read article: Electromechanical microscope nudges the nanoscale
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New transistor breaks speed record Physicists have shown how to build a transistor that can operate in the much sought-after terahertz band Read article: New transistor breaks speed record
Diagnostic imaging Research update Magnetic sensors tackle viruses Small changes in the Brownian motion of nanoparticles can be used to detect biomolecules Read article: Magnetic sensors tackle viruses
Soft matter and liquids Research update Nanodevices target viruses Physicists explore new methods for virus detection Read article: Nanodevices target viruses