Light sources Research update Compact X-ray source could rival accelerators 'Plasma wiggler' is thousand times brighter than previous attempts Read article: Compact X-ray source could rival accelerators
Biomedical devices Research update Fluorescent beads illuminate sugar in blood Novel technique could offer a painless aid to diabetes sufferers Read article: Fluorescent beads illuminate sugar in blood
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Topological insulators could help define fundamental constants Fine-structure constant could emerge from light scattering Read article: Topological insulators could help define fundamental constants
Soft matter and liquids Research update Liquid crystals go with the flow Researchers demonstrate non-linear electrophoresis technique Read article: Liquid crystals go with the flow
Astronomy and space Research update Analogue Hawking radiation spotted in the lab Has Stephen Hawking's prediction been realized, three decades on? Read article: Analogue Hawking radiation spotted in the lab
Transport properties Research update Graphene single-transistor amplifier is a first New single-transistor device rivals conventional semiconductor amplifiers Read article: Graphene single-transistor amplifier is a first
Data acquisition and analysis Research update In nature, number one dominates Numbers starting with the digit 1 occur most frequently in scientific data Read article: In nature, number one dominates
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Flexible LEDs bring light to fingertips Arrays of miniature LEDs illuminate surgical thread and aid drug delivery monitoring Read article: Flexible LEDs bring light to fingertips
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Algae cause a stir in the local environment Researchers study fluid dynamics in the near vicinity of common algae Read article: Algae cause a stir in the local environment
Structure and dynamics Research update Organic solar cells receive a boost Electron–hole ‘excitons’ travel farther than before through organic semiconductors Read article: Organic solar cells receive a boost
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