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
Optical physics Research update Planck’s law violated at the nanoscale "Fluctuational electrodynamics" describes how tiny objects radiate Read article: Planck’s law violated at the nanoscale
Quantum optics Research update Frog photoreceptor counts photons Rod cells show promise for quantum optics Read article: Frog photoreceptor counts photons
Transport properties Research update Topological behaviour spotted in quasicrystal Discovery could lead to materials with dimensions greater than three Read article: Topological behaviour spotted in quasicrystal
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique Patterns with 36-fold rotational symmetry realized Read article: Complex quasicrystals created using new nanofabrication technique
Transport properties Research update Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells Record efficiency achieved for CQD photovoltaics Read article: Coated quantum dots make superior solar cells
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