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Fractionated heating could improve cancer therapy with thermosensitive drugs
Ultrashort bursts of hyperthermia using MRI-guided focused ultrasound could prove optimal for treating tumours with thermosensitive drugs
Martian buildings could be made of chitin-based material
Biological polymer could be farmed on the Red Planet
Machine learning and Doppler vibrometer monitor household appliances
System could provide energy-saving advice
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Focused ultrasound treatment preserves quality-of-life for prostate cancer patients
First US study confirms the effectiveness and minimal side-effects of focal high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of prostate cancer
Machine-learning study of metallic hydrogen provides clues about Jupiter’s interior
Simulation suggests a smooth transition to a metal at high pressure
Tiny optical tweezer traps nanoscale objects
Opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamic device could be used to control sub-10-nm photosensitive biomolecules
NPL showcases developments in cancer imaging technologies
A webinar hosted by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory highlighted medical imaging technologies that could improve outcomes for cancer patients
Planet-forming disc is torn apart in triple star system
Disc is left with warped and tilted rings
COVID Research and Resources Group brings physicists together
The COVID Research and Resources Group aims to bring physicists and related researchers together to concentrate efforts in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic
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Physics in the pandemic: reports on how physicists are coping with the effects of the coronavirus
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Our event had grown from a hub for the UK to a truly global event within a matter of days’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘Our event had grown from a hub for the UK to a truly global event within a matter of days’
Gunnar Moeller from the University of Kent in the UK describes how this year's Condensed Matter Physics in the City was turned into an online-only event
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Cancer patients in Nepal have been affected miserably by this COVID-19 pandemic’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘Cancer patients in Nepal have been affected miserably by this COVID-19 pandemic’
Tirthraj Adhikari, a radiation oncology physicist at the BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Nepal, discusses treating cancer patients during the pandemic
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘I took it upon myself to keep my classes alive, even if lessons had to be conducted via Zoom’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘I took it upon myself to keep my classes alive, even if lessons had to be conducted via Zoom’
Physics teacher Resty C Collado finds ways to keep students from turning into mindless "Zoombies" during online-only classes
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘There are some great experiments that can be done safely and simply at home’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘There are some great experiments that can be done safely and simply at home’
Stefan Hutzler and Denis Weaire describe some of the fun but thought-provoking experiments you can do at home using simple equipment
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Read article: Watch a wobbling black-hole shadow, ‘π planet’ has 3.14 day orbit, retracting racist and sexist papers
Watch a wobbling black-hole shadow, ‘π planet’ has 3.14 day orbit, retracting racist and sexist papers
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: History and fundamentals of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)
History and fundamentals of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)
Join the audience for a live webinar on 13 October 2020 sponsored by HORIBA Scientific
Read article: CityU physics: where regional connections underpin global research ambitions
CityU physics: where regional connections underpin global research ambitions
City University of Hong Kong wants to scale and diversify its PhD physics programme by recruiting a new generation of rising stars from all over the world
Read article: Thermal diodes bridge the gap
Thermal diodes bridge the gap
One-way water-vapour device could cool down aircraft components and computer chips
Read article: CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report
CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report
Lab’s first public Environment Report details the status of CERN’s environmental footprint and outlines some objectives to reduce it in the coming years
Read article: Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean
Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment would be the world’s largest neutrino telescope once built by the end of the decade
Read article: Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes
Floating oil droplet contains hundreds of degenerate optical modes
“Hyperdegeneracy” could be used in quantum computing
Read article: Microswimmers benefit from thermoelectric guidance
Microswimmers benefit from thermoelectric guidance
New devices could find applications in biomedical sensing and targeted, non-invasive drug delivery
Read article: Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation
Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation
US National Science Foundation has awarded $17.5m towards the construction of the huge 25.4 m telescope
Read article: Evidence for life is found on Venus, wider access to the best radiotherapy
Evidence for life is found on Venus, wider access to the best radiotherapy
We talk about reducing the global disparity in cancer treatment and Venusian phosphine
Read article: Industrial lasers generate attosecond light pulses
Industrial lasers generate attosecond light pulses
New work could bring ultrafast science capabilities to users outside major laser facilities
Read article: CERN accelerator technology to underpin FLASH radiotherapy facility
CERN accelerator technology to underpin FLASH radiotherapy facility
A collaboration between CERN and Lausanne University Hospital plans to use high-energy physics technologies to implement a clinical system for FLASH radiotherapy
Read article: Nifty noise trick makes quantum states live longer
Nifty noise trick makes quantum states live longer
Simple scheme produces record-breaking decoherence times for solid-state spin qubits
Read article: Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting tiny white dwarf star
Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting tiny white dwarf star
Huge planet has similar temperature as Earth and could support life
Read article: Nanoscale LED shines brighter
Nanoscale LED shines brighter
Light-emitting diode does not suffer from efficiency droop and lases at high current densities thanks to a new fin-shaped design
Read article: ‘Marangoni surfers’ propel themselves to high speeds
‘Marangoni surfers’ propel themselves to high speeds
Janus particles are driven by gradients in surface tension
Read article: Will AI bots ever replace science journalists? (And no, this was written by a human)
Will AI bots ever replace science journalists? (And no, this was written by a human)
The strengths and limitations of robot journalism were debated at the recent European Conference of Science Journalism
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