Nanowire solar cells created at EPFL could absorb 12 times as much light as the current standard.
Results for "Mars"

Tough tests for next generation ceramics
Berkeley Lab researchers develop real-time CT-scan test rig for ceramic composites at ultrahigh temperatures.
Boeing awards Saft Li-Ion Battery Pack Contract for Communications Satellites
Saft has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Boeing to build Li-ion battery packs for four new 702SP communications satellites.

Advanced Optical Materials Issue 4
Issue 4 of Advanced Optical Materials covers optical cloaking, holography, lithography, and more. All articles are free to read.

ChemCam Laser First Analyses Yield Beautiful Results
Curiosity beams back strong, clear data from ‘scour’ area on Martian surface

Olympic Build: Engineering the Games
What goes into building an Olympic stadium? The London experience of industry specialists provides some answers…
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for March 2012
Random access memory, plasmonic cloaking, photovoltaic cells, and much more – the most downloaded pss articles from March.