Structure and dynamics Research update Longer lives for organic LEDs Doping with C60 boosts device performance
Optical physics Research update Optics enters the single-cycle regime Laser physicists generate shortest ever pulse Read article: Optics enters the single-cycle regime
Ultrafast science Research update Red blood cells are go! Indian physicists use lasers to drive a cellular motor Read article: Red blood cells are go!
Quantum optics Research update Good news for causality Swiss physicists measure the "signal velocity" of light for the first time Read article: Good news for causality
Transport properties Research update A new type of solar cell Japanese researchers have developed a photoelectric device that can also store energy Read article: A new type of solar cell
Ultrafast science Research update Mechanical memories take off Nanodevices offer new possibilities for data storage Read article: Mechanical memories take off
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Composite fibres light up Novel optoelectronic fibres can be woven into "spectrometric fabric" Read article: Composite fibres light up
Ultrafast science Research update Angular pits boost DVD storage New optical method could store up to one terabyte of data on a single DVD Read article: Angular pits boost DVD storage
Structure and dynamics Research update Glass breakthrough Material scientists make ultrahard glass from alumina Read article: Glass breakthrough
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Quantum well energizes nanocrystals Scientists have transferred energy to nanocrystals from quantum wells without electrical contacts Read article: Quantum well energizes nanocrystals
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