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
Transport properties Research update Intel invests in extreme-ultraviolet lithography US company takes a 15% stake in Dutch firm ASML Read article: Intel invests in extreme-ultraviolet lithography
Transport properties Research update Prototype ‘Mott transistor’ developed Phase transition found to occur through bulk of material Read article: Prototype ‘Mott transistor’ developed
Detectors and sensors Research update Artificial jellyfish engineered from rat heart cells Study could provide first steps towards reverse-engineering the human heart Read article: Artificial jellyfish engineered from rat heart cells
Earth sciences Research update X-rays probe the origins of hotspot volcanoes Experiment may provide evidence for "mantle plume" hypothesis Read article: X-rays probe the origins of hotspot volcanoes
Structure and dynamics Research update New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields Helium molecules could form near neutron stars Read article: New chemical bonds possible in extreme magnetic fields
Soft matter and liquids Research update Do dolphins think nonlinearly? Complex sonar processing sees through bubbles Read article: Do dolphins think nonlinearly?
Nanomaterials Research update Graphene defects tracked as they creep and climb Electron microscope maps dislocations with unprecedented resolution Read article: Graphene defects tracked as they creep and climb
Transport properties Research update Physicists solve Casimir conundrum Drude model is right choice for calculating force Read article: Physicists solve Casimir conundrum