Quantum optics Research update Light collapses step-by-step Subtle technique could help explain measurement in quantum mechanics
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Ionic winds could chill computers Coronal discharge enhances fan cooling Read article: Ionic winds could chill computers
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists hit the rippled road No easy way to avoid washboards Read article: Physicists hit the rippled road
Gravity Research update ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists Localized “core” of dark matter is unusual in a galaxy cluster merger Read article: ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists
Telescopes and space missions Research update Helices swirl in space-dust simulations Plasmas put a new twist on life Read article: Helices swirl in space-dust simulations
Ultrafast science Research update Opaque lens focuses light Physicists turn scattering of light into a beneficial effect Read article: Opaque lens focuses light
Nanomaterials Research update Nanotubes guide phonons with ease Heat could be used to transmit data Read article: Nanotubes guide phonons with ease
Ultrafast science Research update Interferometry images living cells in 3D Biological samples can be seen in their native state Read article: Interferometry images living cells in 3D
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Physicists minimize ‘sticky friction’ in tiny machines Discovery could help to increase reliability of small mechanical systems
Ultrafast science Research update X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier New technique could allow atomic processes to be studied in real time Read article: X-ray holography breaks the femtosecond barrier
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