Transport properties Research update Entangling tiny drum’s beat with microwaves Technique could be used to build quantum processors Read article: Entangling tiny drum’s beat with microwaves
Particles and interactions Research update Etched glass could create table-top particle accelerators Chip-based devices fire lasers at glass coated with gratings Read article: Etched glass could create table-top particle accelerators
Transport properties Research update New ‘wagon-wheel’ molecules could make better OLEDs Molecule could also be used as biological sensors or in solar cells Read article: New ‘wagon-wheel’ molecules could make better OLEDs
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Do ultracold neutrons get a kick from nanoparticles? Physicists offer a solution to neutron-lifetime discrepancy Read article: Do ultracold neutrons get a kick from nanoparticles?
Transport properties Research update Ultrathin solar cell is efficient and easy to make Performance of perovskite-based devices has improved rapidly Read article: Ultrathin solar cell is efficient and easy to make
Superconductivity Research update Has a quantum computer solved the ‘party problem’? D-Wave claims another quantum-computing first Read article: Has a quantum computer solved the ‘party problem’?
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists create ‘molecules’ of light Ultracold atomic gas binds pairs of photons together Read article: Physicists create ‘molecules’ of light
Transport properties Research update US researchers unveil first carbon-nanotube computer New manufacturing techniques could lead to fast and energy-efficient commercial nanotube devices Read article: US researchers unveil first carbon-nanotube computer
Renewables Research update How to store electrical energy as heat New approach could help improve renewable-energy storage Read article: How to store electrical energy as heat
Ultrafast science Research update Scanning tunnelling microscopy and infrared spectroscopy join forces New technique could boost our understanding of surfaces Read article: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and infrared spectroscopy join forces
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays