Nanomaterials Research update Data stored in magnetic holograms New memory could offer high density and quick access Read article: Data stored in magnetic holograms
Ultrafast science Research update ‘Dropleton’ quasiparticle makes its debut Semiconductor excitation behaves like a liquid droplet Read article: ‘Dropleton’ quasiparticle makes its debut
Ultrafast science Research update Dark field illuminates X-ray imaging New technique uses discarded X-rays to unmask materials Read article: Dark field illuminates X-ray imaging
Transport properties Research update How to steer a qubit using sideways glances New technique lifts the lid on Schrödinger's cat Read article: How to steer a qubit using sideways glances
Transport properties Research update Ordering electron and nuclear spins in quantum wires Spontaneous magnetic order of spins observed at 0.1 K Read article: Ordering electron and nuclear spins in quantum wires
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Researchers spin a yarn into a muscle Everyday polymer fibres used to create artificial muscles Read article: Researchers spin a yarn into a muscle
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New cochlear implant takes the middle road Low-power microchip would be implanted in the ear Read article: New cochlear implant takes the middle road
Ultrafast science Research update Microscope exploits spooky action at a distance Entangled photons allow higher-contrast microscopy Read article: Microscope exploits spooky action at a distance
Gravity Research update Could sterile neutrinos solve the cosmological mass conundrum? Researchers place bounds on sterile-neutrino mass Read article: Could sterile neutrinos solve the cosmological mass conundrum?
Transport properties Research update Graphene oxide makes perfect sieve Membranes could be ideal in water filtration and desalination technologies Read article: Graphene oxide makes perfect sieve
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