Semiconductors and electronics Research update Tiny rods and paddle make new thermal sensor Infrared detector could bring night vision to mobile phones Read article: Tiny rods and paddle make new thermal sensor
Optical physics Video Can we make objects invisible? Martin McCall on how science is beginning to imitate fantasy Read article: Can we make objects invisible?
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Ultrathin ‘metascreen’ forms latest invisibility cloak Device can cloak 3D objects in all directions Read article: Ultrathin ‘metascreen’ forms latest invisibility cloak
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Putting a new spin on photons Giant photonic spin Hall effect observed in metamaterials Read article: Putting a new spin on photons
Optical physics Research update Nanoparticle coatings determine how superlattices grow X-ray studies could lead to new types of designer materials Read article: Nanoparticle coatings determine how superlattices grow
Optical physics Research update Holographic imaging technique looks through flames Method could be used by firefighters, as well as in biomedical monitors Read article: Holographic imaging technique looks through flames
Optical physics Research update Single molecules detected with plasmonic metamaterial Phase measurement boosts sensitivity Read article: Single molecules detected with plasmonic metamaterial
Transport properties Research update Nanowires make good solar cells Research could lead to cheap and flexible devices Read article: Nanowires make good solar cells
Optical physics Research update Physicists seek cosmic domain walls Structures created just after the Big Bang could be detected on Earth Read article: Physicists seek cosmic domain walls
Optical physics Research update Nanoantenna array steers light New structures could be used to make 3D holography displays Read article: Nanoantenna array steers light
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