Transport properties Research update Doppler shift reveals spin currents Physicists invent 'speed camera' for spintronics
Read article: Detector has an ear for dark matter Telescopes and space missions Research update Detector has an ear for dark matter Acoustic breakthrough could help find WIMPs
Read article: Physicists set new entanglement record Quantum optics Research update Physicists set new entanglement record Ten qubits hyper entangle in Schroedinger’s cat state
Read article: Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity Transport properties Research update Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity Technique can probe around twice the depth, say researchers
Read article: Interface superconductor turns up the heat Surfaces and interfaces Research update Interface superconductor turns up the heat High-temperature superconductivity seen in ultrathin films for first time
Read article: Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists pull off the gecko’s feat Nanotube material is 10 times stickier than the lizard
Read article: Quantum encryption sets speed record Quantum optics Research update Quantum encryption sets speed record Record bit rate heralds quantum security across communication networks
Read article: ‘Stamp’ method brings bendy, transparent solar cells Semiconductors and electronics Research update ‘Stamp’ method brings bendy, transparent solar cells US researchers create start-up firm to commercialize their concept
Transport properties Research update Simple temperature change creates spin current New source of spin-polarized electrons could 'revolutionize' spintronics research
Read article: Europe moves forward with laser-fusion plans Nuclear fusion Research update Europe moves forward with laser-fusion plans HiPER project enters 'preparatory phase'
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays