Semiconductors and electronics Research update Silicon achieves optical success Physicists have made the first high-speed optical modulator from silicon
Renewables Research update Fuel cells turn to alcohol Engineers produce hydrogen from ethanol Read article: Fuel cells turn to alcohol
Soft matter and liquids Research update Radical molecule breaks the rules New compound could lead to non-metallic magnets Read article: Radical molecule breaks the rules
Earth sciences Research update Maxwell’s equations and earthquakes Physicists explore new prediction techniques
Optics and photonics Research update Detecting the colours of darkness Looking inside an optical vortex
Dark matter and energy Research update Physicists attack cosmological model New analysis could undermine evidence for dark matter and dark energy
Mathematical physics Research update Are you just four steps away from a genius? Science operates in a small world
Structure and dynamics Research update Crystal breaks surface area record New chemical structure could help in hydrogen storage Read article: Crystal breaks surface area record
Particles and interactions Research update Elements 115 and 113 discovered in Dubna Russian and American physicists have found evidence for new superheavy elements
Transport properties Research update Electromagnets double up New approach can combine electric and magnetic materials Read article: Electromagnets double up