Planetary science Research update Building blocks of life found on Ceres Organic compounds may have formed on dwarf planet Read article: Building blocks of life found on Ceres
Advanced materials Research update Blocking the symmetry of motion First mechanical metamaterial to overcome reciprocity Read article: Blocking the symmetry of motion
Advanced materials Research update New metamaterial enhances natural cooling without power input Thin glass-polymer sheet increases passive radiative cooling Read article: New metamaterial enhances natural cooling without power input
Stars and solar physics Research update Photons are a drag on the Sun Stolen angular momentum slows the outer photosphere Read article: Photons are a drag on the Sun
Structure and dynamics Research update Decaying atoms feel a tiny frictional force, say physicists Calculations show how internal transition affects motion Read article: Decaying atoms feel a tiny frictional force, say physicists
2D materials Research update 2D materials are not so two-dimensional Graphene exhibits three-dimensional superstructure on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) Read article: 2D materials are not so two-dimensional
Cryptography Research update Entanglement boosts data transmission Quantum mechanics wrings out extra capacity from optical fibres Read article: Entanglement boosts data transmission
Low-temperature physics Research update ‘Atomtronic’ battery made from Bose–Einstein condensate Device running on atoms, not electrons, could power atom-based circuits Read article: ‘Atomtronic’ battery made from Bose–Einstein condensate
Renewables Research update Water evaporation generates electrical energy Nanostructured material could drive essential equipment in warm climates Read article: Water evaporation generates electrical energy
Diagnostic imaging Research update Heat-gated transistor could boost medical imaging New device simplifies circuitry needed to sense temperature changes Read article: Heat-gated transistor could boost medical imaging
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