Transport properties Research update Could graphynes be better than graphene? 2D carbon-based materials could have exotic electronic properties Read article: Could graphynes be better than graphene?
Planetary science Research update Earthshine could help find life on other planets New technique detects vegetation and clouds Read article: Earthshine could help find life on other planets
Transport properties Research update Plasmons boost light emission from quantum dots Hybrid nanostructures could make better LEDs Read article: Plasmons boost light emission from quantum dots
Climate Research update Rain drains energy from the atmosphere Study shows importance of rain to climate energy budget Read article: Rain drains energy from the atmosphere
Particles and interactions Research update Doubts grow over superluminal-neutrino result Faulty cable could have led to an underestimate of neutrino journey times Read article: Doubts grow over superluminal-neutrino result
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Invisibility cloaking goes thermodynamic Device could shield objects from heat, rather than light Read article: Invisibility cloaking goes thermodynamic
Soft matter and liquids Research update Lab study could aid inkjet printing Determining when a stretched liquid filament breaks up into many drops Read article: Lab study could aid inkjet printing
Transport properties Research update Researchers make single-atom transistor Transistor may help in developing a functional quantum computer Read article: Researchers make single-atom transistor
Nuclear medicine Research update Cyclotrons make commercial quantities of technetium Breakthrough could alleviate medical-isotope shortages Read article: Cyclotrons make commercial quantities of technetium
Structure and dynamics Research update Graphene-based composites could cool electronics New thermal interface materials might also prevent solar cells from overheating Read article: Graphene-based composites could cool electronics