Transport properties Research update World’s thinnest diffraction gratings made from graphene Ultrathin nano-gratings produce high-contrast interference patterns of massive molecules Read article: World’s thinnest diffraction gratings made from graphene
Earth sciences Research update Could radon and one of its radioactive isotopes reliably predict an earthquake? Radon–thoron isotope concentrations may peak before an earthquake Read article: Could radon and one of its radioactive isotopes reliably predict an earthquake?
Ultrafast science Research update Single photons see the light Photon–photon interactions pave the way to all-optical quantum computers Read article: Single photons see the light
Transport properties Research update Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K 'Holy grail' discovery is first major step for conventional room-temperature superconductivity Read article: Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K
Superconductivity Research update Physicists create a magnetic wormhole in the lab Spherical device might have very down-to-Earth applications Read article: Physicists create a magnetic wormhole in the lab
Ultracold matter Research update Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds New variation of atomic force microscopy can observe subtle charge imbalances Read article: Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds
Astroparticle physics Research update GRAND plans for new neutrino observatory Vast radio array would observe universe via high-energy neutrinos Read article: GRAND plans for new neutrino observatory
Nanomaterials Research update Physicists get a surprise when watching quasicrystals grow Error-correction process maintains complicated structure Read article: Physicists get a surprise when watching quasicrystals grow
Renewables Research update Physicists isolate neutrinos from Earth’s mantle for first time Italy's Borexino detector provides further insights into radioactive heating of the Earth Read article: Physicists isolate neutrinos from Earth’s mantle for first time
Nuclear physics Research update Neutrino-mass measurements could benefit from holmium-trapping result Resolution of nuclear-decay quandary is important step forward, say physicists Read article: Neutrino-mass measurements could benefit from holmium-trapping result
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