Transport properties Research update Nanocrystals double up Researchers have made a new type of ‘metamaterial’ from magnetic and semiconducting building blocks Read article: Nanocrystals double up
Climate Research update Giant jets caught on camera Physicists may have found the missing link in the Earth’s ‘global electric circuit’
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Room-temperature single-electron devices made easier Physicists have made a silicon single-electron transistor that works at 300 K Read article: Room-temperature single-electron devices made easier
Metrology Research update Super-cool thermometer relies on noise Researchers have made a new type of thermometer to measure low temperatures
Particles and interactions Research update RHIC unveils new results Brookhaven researchers claim to have come the closest yet to creating a quark-gluon plasma
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Micromachines made easy Scientists have demonstrated a new microfabrication technique by making a micro pinball table Read article: Micromachines made easy
Structure and dynamics Research update Celebrating Einstein with dance New work will mark the centenary of Einstein's brilliant year
Stars and solar physics Research update Spinning star goes flat out Astronomers have discovered the flattest star ever seen
Renewables Research update Fuel cells: environmental friend or foe? The hydrogen used in fuel cells could significantly damage the ozone layer
Surfaces and interfaces Research update New look for space shuttle tiles Engineers have designed much improved protective tiles for spacecraft
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