Plasmons call the tune in new graphene-based terahertz laser
Tunable device could be used for security scanning and medical imaging
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New helmet material could protect against glancing blows
Tunable layers shield brain from shear forces
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Physicists take entanglement beyond identical ions
Two independent groups reach a milestone in ion-based quantum computing
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Autonomous Maxwell’s demon displays chilling power
Experiment shows how information can be used to run a refrigerator
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Dark-matter satellite ushers in new era of Chinese space science
"Wukong" will aim to find telltale signs of dark-matter annihilation
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Recipe for new materials includes a good dash of statistical physics
Physics-based algorithm could design computer memories, proteins and much more
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Does the ‘softening’ of ice explain its slipperiness?
New study suggests that a layer of disordered ice forms underneath a sliding object
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Graphene-like boron made for the first time, claim researchers
Just one-atom thick, "borophene" has quirky electronic and mechanical properties
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The world of physics in 2016
Find out more about the key physics events of the coming year – and those we predict might happen
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Our favourite pictures of 2015
From bursting balloons and fossils under a laser to visions of Pluto and gravitationally lensed supernovae
Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2015
