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
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Laser pioneer loses court battle The inventor of the blue LED and laser cannot reclaim his patent rights
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA names the successor to Hubble NASA has awarded a contract worth $825m to TRW to build the James Webb Space Telescope
Ultracold matter Research update Optical tweezers grab the limelight A self-correcting laser beam can manipulate particles in new ways Read article: Optical tweezers grab the limelight
Soft matter and liquids Research update MEMs see the light Electrode implants could provide a cure for blindness
Optical physics Research update Innovations boost disabled literacy Physicists have developed tools to help disabled people to write and blind people to read
Soft matter and liquids Research update Water vapour supplies new climate clues Novel tests on water molecules could solve the solar radiation discrepancy Read article: Water vapour supplies new climate clues
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductors stride ahead Medicine, communications and computing could benefit from advances in semiconductor science
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Photons double up for solar power A semiconductor device could boost the efficiency of solar cells by 30% Read article: Photons double up for solar power
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