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