Semiconductors and electronics Video The future is flexible A look inside the headquarters of MC10, a spin-off company developing flexible electronics Read article: The future is flexible
Transport properties Research update 105-bit optical memory built on a chip Nanophotonic device could be used for optical logic operations of the future Read article: 105-bit optical memory built on a chip
Detectors and sensors Feature Precision agriculture takes off thanks to optical sensors Optical sensors that can inspect and treat crops are helping farmers optimize their harvests by adjusting how much fertilizer they apply Read article: Precision agriculture takes off thanks to optical sensors
Ultracold matter Research update A quantum accelerometer is being built for navy submarines Atomic interference will guide vessels without GPS Read article: A quantum accelerometer is being built for navy submarines
Structure and dynamics Research update Tiny mechanical resonator made from just four molecules Beam is the world's smallest man-made nanomechanical oscillator Read article: Tiny mechanical resonator made from just four molecules
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New material offers angular control over light Filter could be used in cameras and thermal solar systems Read article: New material offers angular control over light
Transport properties Research update Sound follows one direction "Non-reciprocal acoustic circulator" could be scaled for varying frequencies Read article: Sound follows one direction
Soft matter and liquids Research update Flexible circuit mounted on contact lens New devices could help diagnose glaucoma Read article: Flexible circuit mounted on contact lens
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA’s WISE telescope poised for second life as asteroid hunter Probe will be reactivated for a further three years Read article: NASA’s WISE telescope poised for second life as asteroid hunter
Transport properties Research update Highly sensitive skin-like sensor lights up at touch Nanowire LED array works thanks to "piezophototronic effect" Read article: Highly sensitive skin-like sensor lights up at touch