Surfaces and interfaces Research update Heat cloaks hide objects in 3D Thin layers steer heat around large objects Read article: Heat cloaks hide objects in 3D
Transport properties Research update Ballistic electrons go further in nanoribbons Puzzling results challenge conventional model of graphene Read article: Ballistic electrons go further in nanoribbons
Transport properties Research update Does boron-based graphene exist? Experiment says maybe, computer says no Read article: Does boron-based graphene exist?
Ultrafast science Research update Room-temperature quantum dots emit single photons Nanocrystals might be ideal for future quantum-information processors Read article: Room-temperature quantum dots emit single photons
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists work out why wet skin wrinkles Lattice of springy filaments soaks up water Read article: Physicists work out why wet skin wrinkles
Transport properties Research update Sound follows one direction "Non-reciprocal acoustic circulator" could be scaled for varying frequencies Read article: Sound follows one direction
Ultracold matter Research update Magnetic monopoles seen in the lab Physicists create analogue of elusive particle in ultracold gas Read article: Magnetic monopoles seen in the lab
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies Clues emerge about weather patterns on "hot Jupiters" Read article: Nearby brown dwarf has partly cloudy skies
Education and outreach Research update Classroom seismometers could monitor earthquakes worldwide Low-cost, robust device could help with geophysics education Read article: Classroom seismometers could monitor earthquakes worldwide
Transport properties Research update Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists Quantum effect could occur in semiconductors and the early universe Read article: Energy can be teleported over long distances, say physicists