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New candidate emerges for a universal quantum electrical standard
Approach based on the quantum anomalous Hall effect does away with the need for applied magnetic fields
Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales
One technique is used to observe worms munching on bacteria
IOP president Keith Burnett outlines a ‘pivotal’ year ahead for UK physics
A failure to support physics and physics-based industries could result in missed opportunities, says Burnett
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Novel MRI technique can quantify lung function
MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane can assess regional lung ventilation and monitor improvements in response to medication
Could bubble-like microrobots be the drug delivery vehicles of the future?
Tiny bioresorbable acoustic microrobots deliver cancer drugs to shrink bladder tumours in mice
String theory may be inevitable as a unified theory of physics, calculations suggest
Physicists explore particle scattering at tiny length scales
No-go theorem illuminates how quantum processes are constrained by classical causality
Systems with indefinite causal order must be nonlocal in space–time
Magnetic particle imaging designed for the human brain
Proof-of-concept MPI system provides a pathway towards functional human neuroimaging
Antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4 is spotted at CERN
Observation backs up the statistical hadronization model
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