Transport properties Research update ‘Champion’ nanostructures could improve solar water-splitting cells Best metal-oxide photoanode ever made from haematite Read article: ‘Champion’ nanostructures could improve solar water-splitting cells
Ultracold matter Research update Unexpected interactions between solitons detected Long-range interactions observed over astronomical distances Read article: Unexpected interactions between solitons detected
Biomedical devices Research update Telescopic contact lens comes into view Technology could help people with age-related macular degeneration Read article: Telescopic contact lens comes into view
Particles and interactions Research update Japanese team sees gamma-ray pulse before lightning flash Study sheds more light on mysterious thunderstorm process Read article: Japanese team sees gamma-ray pulse before lightning flash
Telescopes and space missions Research update Steady leak in the Earth’s plasmasphere found Mechanism contributes to loss of material from atmosphere Read article: Steady leak in the Earth’s plasmasphere found
Ultrafast science Research update Laser-cooled Bose–Einstein condensate is a first Breakthrough could lead to better atomic clocks and atom lasers Read article: Laser-cooled Bose–Einstein condensate is a first
Telescopes and space missions Research update Xenon forms compound at extreme temperature and pressure Result could unravel mystery of missing noble gas Read article: Xenon forms compound at extreme temperature and pressure
Ultracold matter Research update Atomic Van der Waals force measured for the first time Interaction could find use in quantum logic gates Read article: Atomic Van der Waals force measured for the first time
Optical physics Research update Lensless camera acquires images efficiently New take on compressive sensing could improve surveillance Read article: Lensless camera acquires images efficiently
Optical physics Research update Twisted light carries data over 1 km in optical fibre New "vortex" fibre could lead to a faster Internet Read article: Twisted light carries data over 1 km in optical fibre
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