Surfaces and interfaces Research update Negative friction surprises researchers Force increases with decreasing load Read article: Negative friction surprises researchers
Telescopes and space missions Research update Solar wind most likely source of water on the Moon Lunar water reserve could even be used as rocket fuel Read article: Solar wind most likely source of water on the Moon
Low-temperature physics Research update Moses Chan backtracks on search for supersolids Mundane effect misinterpreted as new phase of matter Read article: Moses Chan backtracks on search for supersolids
Transport properties Research update Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light Counterintuitive result might lead to new optical devices Read article: Gossamer ‘nanoweb’ blocks light
Telescopes and space missions Research update Meteorite points to asteroid Vesta’s dynamo Magnetic field could shield Vesta from solar wind Read article: Meteorite points to asteroid Vesta’s dynamo
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Carbon dioxide ‘corrodes’ ice, say scientists Rising greenhouse-gas concentrations could make glaciers more likely to crack Read article: Carbon dioxide ‘corrodes’ ice, say scientists
Soft matter and liquids Research update A Casimir force for life Long-range forces might allow proteins to communicate Read article: A Casimir force for life
Telescopes and space missions Research update The hue of alien Earths Researchers link the colours of exoplanets to the chances of them harbouring life Read article: The hue of alien Earths
Transport properties Research update Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut Spintronics could benefit from wonder material Read article: Graphene tunnel barrier makes its debut
Soft matter and liquids Research update Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting Heating a crystal from within opens a new window on phase transitions Read article: Tiny spheres simulate crystal melting
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