Physicists seek cosmic domain walls
Structures created just after the Big Bang could be detected on Earth
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Nanoantenna array steers light
New structures could be used to make 3D holography displays
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Our favourite pictures of 2012
From bio-engineered jellyfish and levitating drops to lunar landscapes
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Multimedia highlights of 2012
From the fault lines of San Francisco to the insane traffic of Mumbai
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Laser pulse makes insulator conduct like a metal
Ultrafast switching could lead to faster circuits
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Semiconductor funnel could boost solar cells
Band-gap engineering increases photon absorption
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Light bends itself round corners
Beams travel along parabolic and elliptical paths
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Ultralight fractal structures could bear heavy loads
Structures could be easily fabricated using 3D printing techniques
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Quantum-dot photodetector offers short cut for electrons
New device dispenses with conventional thin-film architecture
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Smart cloak deforms to keep objects invisible
Broadband device shields objects from microwaves
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