Telescopes and space missions Research update Supernovae recorded in the Antarctic ice Nitrate levels in ice holds information about historic astronomical events Read article: Supernovae recorded in the Antarctic ice
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA missions: late and expensive Report finds bulk of projects delayed or over budget Read article: NASA missions: late and expensive
Renewables Research update Power source from human vibrations Energy “harvesting” from the body could power new types of medical sensor Read article: Power source from human vibrations
Transport properties Research update Nanotubes wreak havoc with heat Electrons flowing in 1D structures dissipate energy in strange ways Read article: Nanotubes wreak havoc with heat
Transport properties Research update Quantum dots boost solar cell efficiencies Hybrid devices could lower cost of solar power Read article: Quantum dots boost solar cell efficiencies
Nanomaterials Research update Microscope sees the Fermi surface Scanning-tunnelling technique adapted to map bulk electrons Read article: Microscope sees the Fermi surface
Quantum optics Research update Do you have an eye for entanglement? Proposed experiment could let humans directly see entangled photons Read article: Do you have an eye for entanglement?
Nanomaterials Research update Nanoscale friction: thinking big helps Size may not matter when it comes to friction Read article: Nanoscale friction: thinking big helps
Climate Research update Desert mechanics Physicists propose mechanism for giant sand dune formation and distribution Read article: Desert mechanics
Transport properties Research update Saw-toothed sapphire helps build polymer arrays Self assembly produces ultra-dense arrays of nanoscale elements over large areas Read article: Saw-toothed sapphire helps build polymer arrays
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