Soft matter and liquids Research update How to make a material that shrinks when stretched Metamaterials could do the "impossible" Read article: How to make a material that shrinks when stretched
Soft matter and liquids Research update Shaken staples stick together Experiment provides insight into entangled ensembles of U-shaped objects Read article: Shaken staples stick together
Climate Research update Geoengineering balloon trial cancelled SPICE project will be limited to lab experiments Read article: Geoengineering balloon trial cancelled
Quantum optics Research update Physicists claim new quantum-teleportation record Photon states teleported 97 km over lake Read article: Physicists claim new quantum-teleportation record
Ultrafast science Research update Infrared vision could help the blind to see Wireless retinal implant could allow for higher-resolution vision Read article: Infrared vision could help the blind to see
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets System could be used to model celestial dynamics Read article: Levitating drops controlled by fridge magnets
Transport properties Research update Photon-polarization qubits stored in atomic combs Solid-state devices could be used as quantum repeaters Read article: Photon-polarization qubits stored in atomic combs
Surfaces and interfaces Research update A cracking approach to nanotechnology Cracks are exploited to carve out patterns in silicon Read article: A cracking approach to nanotechnology
Transport properties Research update Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost Hybrid device is a billion times more sensitive to light Read article: Quantum dots give graphene photodetector a boost
Telescopes and space missions Research update Bow-shock no-show shocks astronomers Sun is moving slower than we thought relative to interstellar space Read article: Bow-shock no-show shocks astronomers