Optical physics Research update Single fibre sees where no endoscope has gone before Instrument can make holographic measurements of tissue with micron resolution Read article: Single fibre sees where no endoscope has gone before
Soft matter and liquids Research update Silvery fish fool predators with their skin Biological cloaking could be applied to optical devices Read article: Silvery fish fool predators with their skin
Optical physics Research update Chip puts a twist on light Optical vortices from tiny devices could boost quantum computers Read article: Chip puts a twist on light
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Nanolayers make a coating of many colours Semiconductor film changes hue with thickness Read article: Nanolayers make a coating of many colours
Transport properties Research update Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light Counterintuitive result might lead to new optical devices Read article: Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light
Solar cells Research update New theory describes ultrathin solar cells Calculations reveal trade-off between absorption and emission Read article: New theory describes ultrathin solar cells
Transport properties Research update New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons Device would be invisible to electrons Read article: New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons
Transport properties Research update Survival of the fittest nanoantenna Evolutionary algorithms boost optical performance Read article: Survival of the fittest nanoantenna
Optical physics Research update ‘Fano switch’ for colour displays New device resists photobleaching Read article: ‘Fano switch’ for colour displays
Optical physics Research update First flat lens focuses light without distortion Pattern of nanoantennas eliminates optical aberrations Read article: First flat lens focuses light without distortion
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