Transport properties Research update Purity pays off for nanotubes New approach improves performance for carbon-based devices Read article: Purity pays off for nanotubes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Solar system gets bigger Astronomers have discovered another planet like Pluto Read article: Solar system gets bigger
Quantum optics Research update Quantum boost for optical clocks New approach to laser spectroscopy could lead to more accurate time-keeping Read article: Quantum boost for optical clocks
Particles and interactions Research update Geoneutrinos make their debut Fundamental particles could offer new way to probe inside the Earth Read article: Geoneutrinos make their debut
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints” Laser-based technique could replace existing security measures such as holograms Read article: Surfaces have built-in “fingerprints”
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electric fields move water droplets New effect could be used to automate experiments in chemistry Read article: Electric fields move water droplets
Transport properties Research update Atomic crystals go 2D One-atom-thick materials created Read article: Atomic crystals go 2D
Particles and interactions Research update Timing electrons Physicists have measured the time it takes an electron to hop between atoms
Particles and interactions Research update New light on the weak force Particle physicists show that the weak interaction varies with distance Read article: New light on the weak force
Renewables Research update New look for hydrogen storage Novel technique involves layers of graphite Read article: New look for hydrogen storage