Read article: Fifty shades of black
Fifty shades of black
Jon Cartwright reports on the rival groups creating the darkest substances yet
Read article: Fifty shades of black
Read article: Bouncing droplets powered by evaporation
Bouncing droplets powered by evaporation
Trampoline effect could lead to self-cleaning surfaces
Read article: Physicists crack mystery of the spectacular stones of the Giant’s Causeway
Physicists crack mystery of the spectacular stones of the Giant’s Causeway
Basalt columns are formed when cracking becomes a collective process
Read article: An insidious and ubiquitous menace
An insidious and ubiquitous menace
A book about corrosion and the herculean efforts to combat it is "absorbing and interesting" but short on satisfying science, say reviewers Michael Hunt and Lidij...
Read article: Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Ion-accelerator experiment could explain why many asteroids are dark red
Read article: Kirigami solar cells follow the Sun
Kirigami solar cells follow the Sun
Simple new design cheaply increases solar-cell efficiency
Read article: Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds
Imaging the polarity of individual chemical bonds
New variation of atomic force microscopy can observe subtle charge imbalances
Read article: Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
The venerable "journal club" concept is thriving in the online environment
Read article: Metal foams could make promising radiation shields
Metal foams could make promising radiation shields
Environmentally friendly foams could be used in everything from space travel to nuclear reactors
Read article: Reptile skin inspires super-slippery steel surfaces
Reptile skin inspires super-slippery steel surfaces
Copying patterns found on snakes and lizards could reduce friction in tiny machines
