Optical physics Research update Nanoparticles open a new window into the brain New imaging technique could help treat strokes, cancer and dementia Read article: Nanoparticles open a new window into the brain
Transport properties Research update Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes New technique produces nanostructures with specific electronic properties Read article: Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta rendezvous with comet at long last Mission plans on landing module on comet surface in November Read article: Rosetta rendezvous with comet at long last
Metrology Research update Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists Report slams US National Institute of Standards and Technology for supporting flawed algorithm Read article: Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Silicon nanorods bend light in new directions Ultrathin coatings could replace bulky optical components Read article: Silicon nanorods bend light in new directions
Stars and solar physics Research update Magnetic erosion could explain heavyweight Mercury’s density New work could help solve 50-year-old puzzle Read article: Magnetic erosion could explain heavyweight Mercury’s density
Optical physics Research update New holographic waveguide augments reality Device overlays digital 3D images in field of view Read article: New holographic waveguide augments reality
Structure and dynamics Research update High-gain optical transistors flipped by just one photon Devices created using Rydberg states of ultracold atoms Read article: High-gain optical transistors flipped by just one photon
Optical physics Research update Self-assembly and plasmonics could join forces to boost solar energy New method allows 200 fluorescent molecules to be arranged around a gold nanoparticle Read article: Self-assembly and plasmonics could join forces to boost solar energy
Astroparticle physics Research update New correction to speed of light could explain SN1987 neutrino burst Gravitational effect on virtual particles violates equivalence principle Read article: New correction to speed of light could explain SN1987 neutrino burst
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