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Majorana-based quantum computation gets a handy new platform
Thin films of iron-based superconductors offer a simpler setting for elusive quasiparticles
Ships can monitor and predict ocean waves using new algorithm
Safer and more efficient shipping could result from mathematical analysis technique
Deep learning helps doctors predict gastric cancer metastasis
A deep-learning framework achieves high performance in detecting metastases in lymph nodes
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Bad metals turn over a new leaf
Optical measurements reveal the origin of unconventional behaviour near the transition between conductors and insulators
Quantum computer based on shuttling ions is built by Honeywell
Design could allow large numbers of qubits to be integrated in one device
Accelerometer sensitivity gets a laser boost
An improved technique to measure acceleration works using laser light
Fungus turns wood piezoelectric, allowing it to power LEDs
Decayed wood could be used in underfloor security systems
Contrast-enhanced OCT visualizes vascular leakage in the retina
A new take on optical coherence tomography provides high-resolution measurements of retinal vascular leakage
Photonic-crystal ‘sunflower’ follows the light
Light-activated device could find use in intelligent solar cells
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Read article: CZT detector technology: ready to shine in next-generation medical imaging systems
CZT detector technology: ready to shine in next-generation medical imaging systems
From proton-based cancer therapy to small-animal PET scanners, US technology company H3D is seeking out growth opportunities in the medical imaging market
Read article: Record-breaking gamma ray is smoking gun for Milky Way cosmic rays
Record-breaking gamma ray is smoking gun for Milky Way cosmic rays
The Tibet ASγ experiment has discovered ultrahigh-energy gamma rays spread across the Milky Way
Read article: Connecting the dots to artificially restore vision
Connecting the dots to artificially restore vision
A new retinal implant uses thousands of electrodes to stimulate retinal cells in the blind and produce dotted images
Read article: Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches
Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches
Researchers observe nonlinear effect in a new kind of hybrid semiconductor
Read article: Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace
Certifiable quantum random number generation picks up the pace
Researchers achieve low latency in realistic quantum architecture, increasing the speed and ensuring the security of quantum random number generation
Read article: Scientists refuse to be cowed by the livestock methane problem
Scientists refuse to be cowed by the livestock methane problem
Quantifying and solving the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from cattle
Read article: The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment
The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment
Fermilab result reinforces much earlier data showing a disparity with the Standard Model
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Inverse planning with Leksell Gamma Knife Lightning: Clinical plan quality and efficiency
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E2E test for spine stereotactic radiosurgery on MR-Linac using RTsafe Spine phantom
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Read article: 2D boron sheets show novel ‘half-auxetic’ effect
2D boron sheets show novel ‘half-auxetic’ effect
Material always expands regardless of whether it is stretched or compressed
Read article: Liquid-jet evolution is driven by surface tension, not gravity
Liquid-jet evolution is driven by surface tension, not gravity
Study reveals why jets created by falling droplets are self-similar
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Best practice: How to choose the right detector for your water phantom
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Read article: Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Careers tips from a professor of physics at the University of Warwick who studies flavour physics, CP violation and heavy-quark physics
Read article: Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control
Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control
Nanopositioning specialist Queensgate is lining up a suite of enabling technologies for applications in high-speed, high-accuracy atomic force microscopy systems
Read article: High-field versus low-field MRI: is it time for a rethink?
High-field versus low-field MRI: is it time for a rethink?
Ultralow-field MRI scanners offer high flexibility at low cost, while ultrahigh-field MRI could prove optimal for imaging neurological disease
Read article: Improved hydrogel could make artificial tendons
Improved hydrogel could make artificial tendons
A new way to make synthetic biomaterials that are as tough, strong and stretchy as biological tissue
Read article: Graphene-like boron is stabilized by hydrogen, paving the way for practical applications
Graphene-like boron is stabilized by hydrogen, paving the way for practical applications
Analogue to graphane could be used in batteries and quantum computers
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