Carbon fascination endures in nanoscience
From the gargantuan Nanotech 2019 exhibition and conferences at Tokyo Big Sight to research labs around Tokyo, we look at the ever-enduring attraction of carbon at the nanoscale
Physicists await Japanese government decision on the International Linear Collider
A verdict whether to build the 20 km collider is expected to be made next month
Rewriting the rules of test and measurement
After closing an $8 million investment round this month, Australian start-up Liquid Instruments is making waves – and turning heads – in the precision test and measurement market
Can 2D materials contribute to consumer electronics?
Researchers in the US outline how to address the mismatch between current fabrication capabilities and the requirements for exploiting the impressive electronics properties of 2D materials
Physicists stimulate Hawking radiation from optical analogue of a black hole
Experiment is a “milestone” towards seeing the spontaneous emission of Hawking radiation from a lab-based analogue, but questions still remain
Physics and food: a multidisciplinary melting pot
An ambitious academia/industry networking initiative aims to fast-track innovation across the food and drink supply chain, as Joe McEntee reports
Journeys in intellectual property
It takes an interdisciplinary team effort to commercialize research, with scientists, IP professionals and business development experts all part of the mix. Joe McEntee reports
Taking graphene from wonder material to real-world technologies
Companies find common ground at the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre launch to explore new avenues for commercializing graphene and 2D materials
Poking and prodding the molecules of life
Single-molecule experiments are now allowing researchers to start answering critical questions about how living cells function at the fundamental physical level
Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
