Transport properties Research update Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first Applied voltage causes graphene to acquire a gap Read article: Tuneable gap semiconductor is a first
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics Material could makes lens that changes in focal length Read article: Venus flytrap inspires adaptive optics
Soft matter and liquids Research update Wet sand flows better than dry Water acts as both glue and lubricant Read article: Wet sand flows better than dry
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New boss selected for ESRF Italian physicist to take helm of lab Read article: New boss selected for ESRF
Particles and interactions Research update Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure Technique would be more direct than seismology Read article: Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Nuclear fusion Research update UK physicist takes key fusion post Llewellyn Smith is appointed chair of ITER council Read article: UK physicist takes key fusion post
Mathematical physics Research update Supersensitive Coulomb test proposed Experiment could show photon has mass Read article: Supersensitive Coulomb test proposed
Telescopes and space missions Research update Probe likens young Venus to Earth First results suggest Earth’s twin evolved very differently Read article: Probe likens young Venus to Earth
Telescopes and space missions Research update Proto-galaxies tip cold dark matter Sighting confirms important stage of galactic evolution Read article: Proto-galaxies tip cold dark matter
Constants and units Research update Tiny fridge thinks it’s a motor Nanomachine could exploit Brownian motion Read article: Tiny fridge thinks it’s a motor