Acoustics Research update Building-block metamaterials shape 3D acoustic holograms 3D-printing method makes manipulating sound waves easier and cheaper Read article: Building-block metamaterials shape 3D acoustic holograms
Soft matter and liquids Research update Liquid flow in capillaries contradicts conventional wisdom Certain shapes of capillary cannot keep liquid contained, however narrow they are Read article: Liquid flow in capillaries contradicts conventional wisdom
Lasers Research update Physicists break record for laser-electron interaction New experiment beats efficiency of free-electron lasers by turning 30% of electron-beam energy into light Read article: Physicists break record for laser-electron interaction
Business and innovation Research update Societies seek action on rising helium prices New report looks to address crisis by working with vendors to develop helium-saving technologies Read article: Societies seek action on rising helium prices
Cosmology Research update Supernovae analysis finds scant evidence for dark energy New statistical analysis casts doubt on accelerating expansion of the universe Read article: Supernovae analysis finds scant evidence for dark energy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Uncertainty surrounds fate of European–Russian Mars lander Demonstrator module was supposed to test landing techniques for a future Mars lander Read article: Uncertainty surrounds fate of European–Russian Mars lander
Biophysics Research update Consciousness is tied to ‘entropy’, say researchers Link discovered by studying electrical activity in people's brains Read article: Consciousness is tied to ‘entropy’, say researchers
Spectroscopy Research update Frequency combs power new spectrometer-on-a-chip Tiny system offers high precision Read article: Frequency combs power new spectrometer-on-a-chip
Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Movies’ of electron motion in solar cell made using femtosecond laser New technique combines electron microscopy with pulsed lasers to study semiconductor devices Read article: ‘Movies’ of electron motion in solar cell made using femtosecond laser
Telescopes and space missions Research update Laser altimeter for BepiColombo Mercury mission ready for take-off Dual spacecraft mission to Mercury due to launch in April 2018 Read article: Laser altimeter for BepiColombo Mercury mission ready for take-off
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