Optical physics Research update Nanowires approach the quantum realm Researchers have made the smallest silicon nanowires ever
Read article: Dyes boost solar cells Surfaces and interfaces Research update Dyes boost solar cells Scientists make a new photovoltaic device
Read article: Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures Surfaces and interfaces Research update Novel photomasks make 3-D microstructures Scientists reveal a new photolithographic technique for making computer chips
Optical physics Research update Adaptive optics may help opticians A technique from astronomy could help fight eye disease
Soft matter and liquids Research update Brightness boost for organic LEDs Researchers have built a highly efficient hybrid LED device
Soft matter and liquids Research update Light powers artificial membrane Researchers build an artificial photosynthetic membrane using light induced electron transfer
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor lights up solar cells Physicists in the US and Japan have discovered gaps in what we know about indium nitride
Optical physics Research update Imaging an infant brain Scientists take the first 3-D images of a newborn baby’s brain using transmitted light measurements
Semiconductors and electronics Research update World record for silicon light-emission Industrial breakthrough leads the way to integrated optical processing
Transport properties Research update Invisible circuits in a flash A new transparent conductor could revolutionize optoelectronics
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