Transport properties Research update Snell’s law for spin waves measured at long last Law deviates from that governing light and could lead to "magnonic" devices of the future Read article: Snell’s law for spin waves measured at long last
Optical physics Research update 3D display exploits twisted light Images are encoded in orbital angular momentum of photons Read article: 3D display exploits twisted light
Magnetism and spin Research update ‘Radiation friction’ could make huge magnetic fields with lasers Proposal for measuring poorly understood effect could boost laboratory astrophysics Read article: ‘Radiation friction’ could make huge magnetic fields with lasers
Astroparticle physics Research update Nearby supernovae could have affected life on Earth Events over the past nine million years may have altered evolution Read article: Nearby supernovae could have affected life on Earth
Cosmology Research update Dark-energy study maps 1.2 million galaxies in the early universe Findings are consistent with the "Lambda-CDM" model of the universe Read article: Dark-energy study maps 1.2 million galaxies in the early universe
Stars and solar physics Research update Blue is the colour of the universe’s first supernovae Research could help detect most distant and oldest supernovae in the universe Read article: Blue is the colour of the universe’s first supernovae
Structure and dynamics Research update Neural networks provide deep insights into the mysteries of water Simulations reveal the importance of van der Waals interactions Read article: Neural networks provide deep insights into the mysteries of water
Biofabrication Research update Electrical waves travel through bioengineered tissue Genetically modified cells could provide insights into heart disease and lead to biological computers Read article: Electrical waves travel through bioengineered tissue
Nanomaterials Research update Relativistic electrons trapped within graphene quantum dots New way to confine and control Dirac fermions could help make better nanoscale devices Read article: Relativistic electrons trapped within graphene quantum dots
Telescopes and space missions Research update Thirty Meter Telescope may not be built in Hawaii, say astronomers Officials will decide early next year whether to build the protest-hit telescope at new site Read article: Thirty Meter Telescope may not be built in Hawaii, say astronomers
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