Soft matter and liquids Research update Soft-matter pioneer dies French physicist and Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes has passed away Read article: Soft-matter pioneer dies
Optical physics Research update Negative refraction gets natural Physicists discover that ferromagnets can have a negative refractive index
Optical physics Research update Buffer boosts optical integration Infrared light propagates over silicon substrate
Optical physics Research update Quasicrystals are selective with terahertz light Irregularly-spaced holes let through more light than you'd expect Read article: Quasicrystals are selective with terahertz light
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Magnifying superlenses show more detail than before Designs could make the optical imaging of DNA molecules possible Read article: Magnifying superlenses show more detail than before
Transport properties Research update Double-negative metamaterial edges towards the visible Fishnet structure gives negative permeability Read article: Double-negative metamaterial edges towards the visible
Transport properties Research update When graphene meets negative refraction Researchers think that graphene could be used to make a tiny electron lens Read article: When graphene meets negative refraction
Optical physics Research update Nanorods make “ideal” anti-reflection coatings Material first thin optical film with refractive index close to air Read article: Nanorods make “ideal” anti-reflection coatings
Ultrafast science Research update Ultrafast probe uses femtosecond electron pulses New pulsed source for electron microscopy
Optical physics Research update Caesium slows down optical image Principle could be used in an all-optical buffer Read article: Caesium slows down optical image
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