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
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Entanglement passes screen test Physicists reveal the quantum nature of surface excitations for the first time
Optical physics Research update Silver foils the diffraction limit Fine patterns on metal films could lead to smaller photonic and electronic devices Read article: Silver foils the diffraction limit
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Laser lithography makes cheaper chips A new manufacturing process could revolutionize the semiconductor industry Read article: Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
Transport properties Research update Multi-talented material signals new devices Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Lights switch to organic LEDs Lamps made from a new LED promise better efficiency than conventional light bulbs
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