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
Transport properties Research update Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top Surface science technique no longer needs a synchrotron Read article: Electron coincidence spectroscopy arrives on the bench top
Nuclear power Research update Laser fusion passes milestone National Ignition Facility gets more energy out than it puts in Read article: Laser fusion passes milestone
Ultrafast science Research update Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact Mid-infrared light source could have medical applications Read article: Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact
Transport properties Research update Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate Life-like structures can detect a gentle breeze Read article: Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate
Ultrafast science Research update Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots Method could be used to develop energy-saving LCD screens and for quantum cryptography Read article: Pyramid powers polarizing light source using quantum dots