Glass nanostructures etched using high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses promise to keep vast quantities of data for billions of years
Read article: Keeping our data safe: optical memory enters the 5D realm
NASA is designing an ambitious near-infrared space observatory with a field of view up to 200 times greater than that of Hubble
Read article: Widening our view of the universe: NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope
Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders
Read article: Maths meets myths
A European project called Nanorestart is turning to nanotechnology to find novel ways to preserve modern works of art
Read article: Nanotechnology cleans up: new ways to preserve artworks
Invented 30 years ago, the atomic force microscope has been a major driver of nanotechnology, ranging from atomic-scale imaging to its latest applications in manipulating individual molecules
Read article: Seeing atoms by brute force: 30 years of atomic force microscopy
Keith Cooper goes on the trail of compact, room-temperature terahertz sources
Read article: It’s time for terahertz technology to take centre stage with terahertz quantum cascade lasers
Stephen Ornes reports how two students modelled brain-eating monsters to spice up their class project
Read article: Zombie physics
Philip Ball explores the pros and cons of publicizing “null results” in science
Read article: No result, no problem? How to effectively communicate null results
Michael Allen looks at a novel fusion experiment that promises a “steady state” plasma
Read article: Wendelstein 7-X: a stellar fusion device
Fusion doesn’t need billions of euros – at least that is what venture capitalists claim
Read article: An independent endeavour: the small companies trying to make fusion work
