Surfaces and interfaces Research update Condensed-matter trio scoop Dirac prize Three theorists win Dirac's birthday medal for their work on topological insulators Read article: Condensed-matter trio scoop Dirac prize
Structure and dynamics Research update X-ray spectroscopy detects single atoms New experiments could open the way to X-ray microscopy of nanostructures Read article: X-ray spectroscopy detects single atoms
Transport properties Research update Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions Evidence spotted in a novel kind of Josephson junction Read article: Physicists see hints of Majorana fermions
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Graphene logic for the real world Devices work in ambient conditions Read article: Graphene logic for the real world
Quantum mechanics Research update Can the future affect the past? "Backward causality" might exist in nature, according to new thought experiment Read article: Can the future affect the past?
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atoms simulate electrical conduction Ohmic resistance seen for ballistic atoms Read article: Ultracold atoms simulate electrical conduction
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Nanowires give vertical transistors a boost Freestanding structures are made on silicon Read article: Nanowires give vertical transistors a boost
Metrology Research update Giant carbon-capturing funnels discovered in Southern Ocean Five 1000 km-wide carbon-sink zones identified Read article: Giant carbon-capturing funnels discovered in Southern Ocean
Transport properties Research update Hairy solution to making sensitive artificial skin Simple sensor can measure pressure, shear and torsion Read article: Hairy solution to making sensitive artificial skin
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Polymers help assemble complex nanofeatures New technique from MIT could help pack more electronic components onto a microchip Read article: Polymers help assemble complex nanofeatures
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