Transport properties Research update Tiny spheres could control light Calculations may lead to new sources of coherent light
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