Composites Research update Smart sponge demonstrates tunable surface slipperiness Surface slipperiness is a critical property within material development in the medical and technology fields Read article: Smart sponge demonstrates tunable surface slipperiness
Optical physics Research update Fibre-linked atomic clocks put special relativity to the test Time dilation confirmed to one part in 100 million by researchers in three European nations Read article: Fibre-linked atomic clocks put special relativity to the test
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Robust marbles are made of air Tough microsphere shells protect gas bubbles
Gravity Research update LIGO bags its third black-hole merger Gravitational waves from event hint that the two black-holes' spins were not aligned Read article: LIGO bags its third black-hole merger
Devices and structures Research update Camera combines graphene and quantum dots Device can detect light from infrared to ultraviolet Read article: Camera combines graphene and quantum dots
States of matter Research update Solid becomes liquid-like when irradiated New insight could inform how nuclear waste is stored Read article: Solid becomes liquid-like when irradiated
2D materials Research update Laser-engraved graphene pixels work in extreme environments Laser-writing photoactive junctions in iron-chloride intercalated graphene leads to a photodetector that can operate inside a functioning nuclear reactor Read article: Laser-engraved graphene pixels work in extreme environments
Detectors and sensors Research update Diamond sensors boost NMR resolution Megahertz frequencies measured with sub-millihertz precision Read article: Diamond sensors boost NMR resolution
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atoms shed light on the Fermi-Hubbard model Magnetic state seen for the first time Read article: Ultracold atoms shed light on the Fermi-Hubbard model
Ethics Research update Female academics do more admin than their male colleagues Women's research suffers because of admin requests Read article: Female academics do more admin than their male colleagues