Optical physics Research update Metasurfaces make a single-shot polarization imaging system New method might find applications in biomedicine Read article: Metasurfaces make a single-shot polarization imaging system
Quantum computing Research update Novel superconducting cavity qubit pushes the limits of quantum coherence New design produces an order of magnitude improvement in single-photon coherence time Read article: Novel superconducting cavity qubit pushes the limits of quantum coherence
Cryptography Research update New protocol transmits quantum information in complex states of light Nonlinear optics could hold the key to efficient, quantum-secure data transmission, but not everyone is persuaded Read article: New protocol transmits quantum information in complex states of light
Diagnostic imaging Research update Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease New technique can measure the elasticity of several eye components at the same time Read article: Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease
Nanomaterials Research update Nanoscale device produces a stream of chiral single photons Streamlined new device could find applications in quantum communication and information processing Read article: Nanoscale device produces a stream of chiral single photons
Optical physics Research update Chiral detection of molecules gets a laser-driven boost A new method rapidly detects the "handedness" of molecules using laser fields that encode chirality in time, not space Read article: Chiral detection of molecules gets a laser-driven boost
Optical physics Research update Light waves made to collide as if they were massive objects Metamaterials known as time interfaces reshape pulses of light Read article: Light waves made to collide as if they were massive objects
Mathematical physics Research update Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics Connecting the wave properties of light to the mechanical properties of point masses could help explain optical phenomena Read article: Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics
Optical physics Research update Daytime polarization patterns point the way to True North New technique makes it possible to locate the north celestial pole without computing the Sun’s position or using navigation aids Read article: Daytime polarization patterns point the way to True North
Optical physics Opinion and reviews Our colourful world: an illustrated journey through the rainbow Michael Banks and his son Henry review Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Sheila Kanani, illustrated by Liz Kay Read article: Our colourful world: an illustrated journey through the rainbow