Optical physics Research update Light is stored as sound Simple technique could boost optical telecoms
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics Material could makes lens that changes in focal length Read article: Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics
Superconductivity Research update High-Tc superconductors plug ‘terahertz gap’ Josephson junctions produce coherent terahertz radiation Read article: High-Tc superconductors plug ‘terahertz gap’
Optical physics Research update Uranium gives opal its shine Radioactivity points to gem deposits Read article: Uranium gives opal its shine
Quantum mechanics Research update Results question merit of axion experiments Future tests could be futile, says physicist Read article: Results question merit of axion experiments
Transport properties Research update Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’ Effect could lead to better optical storage devices Read article: Negative refraction ‘could trap rainbows’
Ultrafast science Research update Relativity passes new test of time Scientists will have to look harder for physics beyond the Standard Model Read article: Relativity passes new test of time
Transport properties Research update ‘Wormholes’ could be made from exotic materials Theoretical device could create a magnetic monopole
Structure and dynamics Research update Two is a crowd for quantum particles Double slit probes the limits of decoherence Read article: Two is a crowd for quantum particles
Transport properties Research update Negative-index material modulates light Optical modulator could soon break speed record