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Olivia Voyce

Olivia Voyce is a postgraduate contributor to Physics World. Olivia is a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, UK, studying the use of thallium bromide radiation detectors as part of the Next Generation Nuclear CDT. Olivia has developed her interest in nuclear physics through a plenitude of research projects. This includes working at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's research reactor, as well as travelling across Europe, collecting and analysing soil samples to quantify the Cs-137 levels from the Chernobyl fallout. In her spare time Olivia is a Brownie Guide leader, plays the guitar and likes to rock climb.

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Transparent graphene wearables monitor signs of health

Prototype health monitors developed from graphene photodetectors can provide flexible and transparent monitoring of heart rate, cardiac cycle and UV exposure

Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging

Researchers 3D print lenses that provide a low-cost solution to avoid aberrations caused by the skull

Noise-reducing coating helps gravitational wave detection

A coating made from SiO₂:HfO₂ may help improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors by a factor of 100 at low frequencies

Juno space probe identifies changes in Jupiter’s magnetic field

Magnetic field images hint at Jupiter’s internal structure

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