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Artist's impression of the Queqiao lunar craft

China launches ‘Queqiao’ lunar satellite

Iron in Earth’s core might be cubic, not hexagonal

New diamond-anvil data appear at odds with previous results

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Physicists propose measure of scientific ‘broadness’

New metric could be used to quantify a researcher’s output

Research news

A representation of antibiotic resistance in North America caused by climate change.

Rising temperatures could boost antibiotic resistance

One step closer for kidney tissue engineering

Butterfly wings inspire nanostructured medical implants

Deep neural networks synthesize full-dose PET images

Machine learning algorithms estimate high-quality, full-dose PET images from safer low-dose scans

4D smart scaffolds for tissue engineering

Researchers have used a photolithographic-stereolithographic-tandem process to make biomimetic structures that help stem cells grow

High-resolution direct laser writing exploits scruffy edges

By controlling stray filament formation researchers achieve sub 10 nm feature sizes with standard direct laser writing tools

Inorganic semiconductors can be more flexible in the dark

Experiments in complete darkness reveal extraordinary plasticity in ZnS

Modified Sierpinski triangle makes a good mid-infrared sensor

Fractalized device could be used in biosensing

Biodegradable pressure sensor eliminates the need for second surgery

Stanford University researchers design a pressure and strain sensor that degrades over time

International Day of Light

To celebrate the first ever International Day of Light, this special collection explores the success and commercial impact of research into optics, photonics and lasers

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Artificial intelligence: is there anything to fear?

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World Metrology Day: Celebrating an underappreciated science

The UK's National Physical Laboratory opens its doors to shed light on everyday units and the work that goes into defining them

Liquid mysteries

John Proctor explains how liquids still puzzle scientists, despite being one of the three basic states of matter

Renewables in France – good targets, slow progress

France has some quite ambitious renewable-energy targets, coupled with a partial nuclear phase-out policy, but progress has been a little patchy

A cancer collaboration

A wide breadth of knowledge and expertise is needed to tackle complex issues in cancer research

Down to earth

How optical technologies developed for astronomers are making their mark in other fields

Outstanding in her field

Cather Simpson tells the "start-up story" of Engender, which uses photonics technology to sort bull sperm by sex for the dairy industry

Machine vision with depth

Janelle Shane explains how improvements in lidar steering technologies could pay off for autonomous vehicles

Nanotechnology in action

Read our special collection to explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with turning advances in nanotechnology into commercial products

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New Orleans resident during a flood event

Testing the waters in New Orleans

Faces of Physics: human organs on a chip

A wind tunnel for sustainable societies and sport

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Take a teacher and a pupil

Clifford V Johnson's graphic-novel The Dialogues presents a new and exciting way to communicate sophisticated ideas, says Philip Ball

Learning from the ozone solution

Nobel laureate Mario Molina and Lorraine Whitmarsh discuss climate politics

Summit examines challenges of developing AI for cancer care

Stakeholder summit discusses the challenges of developing artificial intelligence in clinical radiology and clinical oncology

World Metrology Day: Celebrating an underappreciated science

The UK's National Physical Laboratory opens its doors to shed light on everyday units and the work that goes into defining them

Kelp forests under threat from acid seas

Submarine tangles of brown seaweeds may not survive steady change of ocean chemistry

**Doodling around mental health, the physics of Gulliver’s Travels, one excited astronomer**

Excerpts from the Red Folder

Light-induced corneal cross-linking corrects vision

A new safe and non-invasive technique could be an alternative to refractive surgery

Correcting Einstein’s calculation of the orbit of Mercury

Shift of one degree every two billion years could be measured by space mission

Can nuclear medicine avoid another Mo-99 shortage?

Can the nuclear medicine community avoid another devastating shutdown like the one that occurred in 2009?

Global map of freshwater stored on land for February 2016 using data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment.

Wet areas getting wetter, GRACE reveals

Satellite finds major shifts in freshwater distribution

Internal pressure of proton is measured for the first time

Pressure inside particle exceeds that in a neutron star

Map showing 2 °C global mean temperature warming scenario

Missing 1.5 °C climate goal could double number of people at risk

At 2 °C of temperature rise, 29% of global population likely to face difficulties in water, energy, food and environment

Modular blocks create low-cost diagnostic devices

Plug-and-play blocks enable labs around the world to cheaply and easily build customized diagnostic devices

Around 67% of physical scientists have shared the results of work before final publication

Most researchers disclose their results before publication

Survey finds that 67% of physical scientists have shared their work early

2D perovskites make brilliant blue-light emitters

Reducing the interactions between electrons and phonons in these layered materials makes them emit brighter light

Liquid mysteries

John Proctor explains how liquids still puzzle scientists, despite being one of the three basic states of matter

Is the end in sight for US Nobel prize dominance?

The number of prizes awarded to US researchers per capita has been dropping since 1972

How to untangle knotty DNA

Stretching removes knots from molecular strands

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