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
Climate Research update NASA’s carbon-dioxide mission fails $270m Orbiting Carbon Observatory lost in Pacific Ocean Read article: NASA’s carbon-dioxide mission fails
Diagnostic imaging Research update Rethinking MRI scans New magnetic resonance imaging technique could lead to patient-friendly scans Read article: Rethinking MRI scans
Nuclear fusion Research update New technique to tackle nuclear waste Novel fusion reactor design paves the way to destroy ‘transuranic’ elements Read article: New technique to tackle nuclear waste
Transport properties Research update Nanoelectronics made easy New technique makes transistors that approach the atomic scale Read article: Nanoelectronics made easy
Telescopes and space missions Research update Jupiter pips Saturn for new space mission US and Europe agree joint Jovian probes for launch in 2020 Read article: Jupiter pips Saturn for new space mission
Structure and dynamics Research update Detecting colour on the nanoscale Nanotube-based devices mimic human vision Read article: Detecting colour on the nanoscale