Lasers Research update Optical supercavity drives tiny and efficient laser New laser is based on effect first predicted in 1929 Read article: Optical supercavity drives tiny and efficient laser
Dark matter and energy Research update Dark energy emerges when energy conservation is violated Alternative explanation for accelerating expansion of the universe Read article: Dark energy emerges when energy conservation is violated
Low-temperature physics Research update Squeezed light plays a quantum drum Microscopic drum cooled below quantum limit Read article: Squeezed light plays a quantum drum
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