Biomedical devices Research update Stretchable transistor could be a second skin Devices could monitor blood glucose levels Read article: Stretchable transistor could be a second skin
Acoustics Research update Sonic tractor beam can be made for less than $90 Simple device can be 3D printed Read article: Sonic tractor beam can be made for less than $90
Biomedical devices Research update Ultra-low-cost, hand-powered centrifuge is inspired by whirligig toy Device can separate blood into its component parts Read article: Ultra-low-cost, hand-powered centrifuge is inspired by whirligig toy
Microscopy Research update New super-resolution microscope combines Nobel-winning technologies New technique achieves nanometre-scale resolution quickly Read article: New super-resolution microscope combines Nobel-winning technologies
Materials for energy Research update Improved battery capacity? Sounds like my cup of tea Researchers demonstrate a lithium ion-cell with a high-performance carbon-based anode produced by simple processing of waste tea leaves Read article: Improved battery capacity? Sounds like my cup of tea
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor discs could boost night vision New fabrication technique makes frequency doubling more accessible Read article: Semiconductor discs could boost night vision
Magnetism and spin Research update Optical clock mimics spin–orbit coupling Simulation could shed light on topological insulators and superconductors Read article: Optical clock mimics spin–orbit coupling
Constants and units Research update Antiatoms yield their first optical spectrum Result paves the way to high-precision tests of matter-antimatter asymmetry Read article: Antiatoms yield their first optical spectrum
Metrology Research update Dual optical clock races towards peak precision System reduces dead time by switching between atomic ensembles Read article: Dual optical clock races towards peak precision
Gravity Research update Quantum free fall at 8500 m Ultracold atoms study the equivalence principle on parabolic flight Read article: Quantum free fall at 8500 m