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
Telescopes and space missions Research update Star seen whizzing around supermassive black hole Discovery could provide test of general relativity Read article: Star seen whizzing around supermassive black hole
Solar cells Research update New theory describes ultrathin solar cells Calculations reveal trade-off between absorption and emission Read article: New theory describes ultrathin solar cells
Transport properties Research update New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons Device would be invisible to electrons Read article: New cloak promises to be invisible to electrons
Gravity Research update Dark-matter alternative tackles elliptical galaxies MOND succeeds in describing galactic mergers Read article: Dark-matter alternative tackles elliptical galaxies
Transport properties Research update Survival of the fittest nanoantenna Evolutionary algorithms boost optical performance Read article: Survival of the fittest nanoantenna
Telescopes and space missions Research update Origins of galactic jet seen for the first time Spinning black hole could put general relativity to the test Read article: Origins of galactic jet seen for the first time
Soft matter and liquids Research update Slow-cooling super Earths could lack life Studying how the interiors of expolanet varies with time is essential to knowing if they harbour life Read article: Slow-cooling super Earths could lack life
Ultracold matter Research update Spin friction seen for a single atom Magnitude of effect is "surprisingly large" Read article: Spin friction seen for a single atom
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bursting bubbles drive micromotors Physicists capture Janus particles in motion Read article: Bursting bubbles drive micromotors
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