Read article: New form of carbon is so hard it can indent diamond Nanomaterials Research update New form of carbon is so hard it can indent diamond Novel material consists of amorphous carbon clusters locked into a crystalline lattice
Read article: First room-temperature maser developed Ultrafast science Research update First room-temperature maser developed Prototype only works at pulsed mode
Read article: Colour printing hits ultimate resolution Structure and dynamics Research update Colour printing hits ultimate resolution Disc-over-hole nanoarchitecture creates bright colours
Read article: Further proof of extraterrestrial origin of quasicrystals Telescopes and space missions Research update Further proof of extraterrestrial origin of quasicrystals Discovery could change views on quasicrystal and solar-system formation
Read article: Photon shape could be used to encode quantum information Ultrafast science Research update Photon shape could be used to encode quantum information New technique may allow transmission of secure data
Read article: Condensed-matter trio scoop Dirac prize Surfaces and interfaces Research update Condensed-matter trio scoop Dirac prize Three theorists win Dirac's birthday medal for their work on topological insulators
Read article: X-ray spectroscopy detects single atoms Structure and dynamics Research update X-ray spectroscopy detects single atoms New experiments could open the way to X-ray microscopy of nanostructures
Read article: Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions Transport properties Research update Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions Evidence spotted in a novel kind of Josephson junction
Read article: Graphene logic for the real world Semiconductors and electronics Research update Graphene logic for the real world Devices work in ambient conditions
Read article: Can the future affect the past? Quantum mechanics Research update Can the future affect the past? "Backward causality" might exist in nature, according to new thought experiment
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