Ultrafast science Research update ‘Excitonic integrated circuit’ is a first Device used excitons to switch beams of light Read article: ‘Excitonic integrated circuit’ is a first
Optical physics Research update Extreme UV light made easy Breakthrough could lead to the first 'tabletop' EUV source Read article: Extreme UV light made easy
Optical physics Research update Terahertz laser source shines at room temperature Light source opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
Transport properties Research update ‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could be used in optoelectronics devices Read article: ‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead
Soft matter and liquids Research update Shrimp see a polarized world Biophysics experiment reveals how shrimp could find food and mates using circularly polarized light Read article: Shrimp see a polarized world
Telescopes and space missions Research update Auroral light is polarized after all New measurements of the Northern Lights overturn 50 years of conventional wisdom Read article: Auroral light is polarized after all
Structure and dynamics Research update Synchrotron proves Europeans were not the first painters to use oils Scientists find Afghan oil paintings that date back hundreds of years before the Renaissance Read article: Synchrotron proves Europeans were not the first painters to use oils
Transport properties Research update Sweat glands are tiny antennas Radiation reflected by the skin could potentially reveal a person’s emotional state
Transport properties Research update Graphene makes for better optical displays 2D carbon material has a transparency that trumps conventional LCD electrodes Read article: Graphene makes for better optical displays
Telescopes and space missions Research update Single photons make the trek from space Quantum communications via satellite might soon be feasible