Stars and solar physics Research update Cubic neutrons might find it hip to be square Sufficiently heavy neutron stars could exert so much pressure that their otherwise spherical neutrons turn into tiny cubes Read article: Cubic neutrons might find it hip to be square
Transport properties Research update Rashba gets hotter and more pronounced Improved spin-splitting effect could boost spintronics Read article: Rashba gets hotter and more pronounced
Nuclear power Research update China–US neutrino facility opens The Daya Bay experiment will search for electron antineutrino disappearance Read article: China–US neutrino facility opens
Gravity Research update Information paradox simplified Information escapes black holes without space–time, say physicists Read article: Information paradox simplified
Ultracold matter Research update Electron bunches keep their shape Cold-electron source could be used for diffraction imaging Read article: Electron bunches keep their shape
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Hi-tech tattoos monitor brain waves Ultrathin electronics could help those with spinal-cord damage Read article: Hi-tech tattoos monitor brain waves
Quantum optics Research update Quantum computing with microwaves Breakthoughs could lead to fully integrated circuits Read article: Quantum computing with microwaves
Transport properties Research update Bacterial nanowires conduct like metals Micro-organisms could be used to make electronic devices Read article: Bacterial nanowires conduct like metals
Optical physics Research update LEDs illuminate room with data Data system could double as lighting Read article: LEDs illuminate room with data
Optical physics Research update 3D cloak is first to work in free space "Plasmonic" shell cancels scattered microwaves Read article: 3D cloak is first to work in free space
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