The latest selection of recent top articles in the physica status solidi journals.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for January 2014
We present the most downloaded papers of the pss journal family from January.

Improving plasmonic sensors to better detect biomolecules
Researchers combine nanoplasmonic architectures and interferometry to bring nanoscale biosensors to near-commercial levels of sensitivity.

Even more flexible metallic glass
Scientists are working toward even stronger and more elastic glass types which would fail in a ductile fashion instead of shattering.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for December 2013
We present the most downloaded papers of the pss journal family from December.

Happy 60th birthday, Prof. Grigoriy A. Mun!
Dr Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy of the University of Reading looks back on the career to date of his friend and mentor Prof. Grigoriy A. Mun.

Book Review: Nanomaterials for Medical Applications
Professor Bengt Fadeel of Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet reviews Nanomaterials for Medical Applications by Zoraida Aguilar.

January highlights from physica status solidi
Zinc oxide, nanostructures, and magnetic doping – all these in our January’s physics highlights.
Vanadium dioxide holds the key to spintronic smart sensors
Researchs integrate vanadium oxide onto a silicon chip, paving the way for multifunctional spintronic smart sensors and next-generation spintronic devices.

From Charles Goodyear to the NMR-MOUSE
The aging and properties of historical rubber ornaments are investigated using non-destructive methods.