Read article: Revealing the secrets of planetary formation Planetary science Research update Revealing the secrets of planetary formation A newly-discovered stellar disk of dust could help explain how planets form
Read article: Spintronics goes organic Soft matter and liquids Research update Spintronics goes organic Physicists have built the first organic spin valve
Read article: Mass detection enters attogram regime Nanomaterials Research update Mass detection enters attogram regime Nanoelectromechanical device breaks sensitivity record
Read article: Closing in on a theory of superconductivity Superconductivity Research update Closing in on a theory of superconductivity Experiments rule out two explanations for high-temperature superconductivity
Quantum optics Research update Looking at decoherence Carbon molecules cool off to reveal quantum-classical limit
Read article: Packing them in Structure and dynamics Research update Packing them in Randomness pays off in packing challenge
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon achieves optical success Physicists have made the first high-speed optical modulator from silicon
Read article: Fuel cells turn to alcohol Renewables Research update Fuel cells turn to alcohol Engineers produce hydrogen from ethanol
Read article: Radical molecule breaks the rules Soft matter and liquids Research update Radical molecule breaks the rules New compound could lead to non-metallic magnets
Optics and photonics Research update Detecting the colours of darkness Looking inside an optical vortex
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