Surfaces and interfaces Research update Tiny water hammers bash blades Researchers investigate how water droplets bring inefficiency to turbines Read article: Tiny water hammers bash blades
Ultrafast science Research update Physicists create ‘backward laser’ Device could monitor pollutants and explosives, say researchers Read article: Physicists create ‘backward laser’
Transport properties Research update Strain and spin could drive ultralow energy computers Nanomagnet circuits could be used in implantable medical devices Read article: Strain and spin could drive ultralow energy computers
Transport properties Research update Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency New nanocomposite material could recover energy from car exhausts Read article: Nanoparticles boost thermoelectric efficiency
Optical physics Research update Holographic video comes up to speed The highest frame rate yet for dynamic holograms Read article: Holographic video comes up to speed
Quantum computing Research update Physicists assemble spin ensemble Dream of silicon-based quantum computing one step closer Read article: Physicists assemble spin ensemble
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Physicists craft Luneburg lens from silicon New device could benefit optical communications Read article: Physicists craft Luneburg lens from silicon
Telescopes and space missions Research update Sun provides Earth with less energy than we thought But the implication for Earth's climate is far from clear-cut Read article: Sun provides Earth with less energy than we thought
Structure and dynamics Research update Water isomers separated by spin New technique could lead to ultra-sensitive NMR Read article: Water isomers separated by spin
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Single molecules probe tiny hotspots Super-resolution microscope sees structures as small as 15 nm Read article: Single molecules probe tiny hotspots
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