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Metamaterial mimics the transition between bone and tendons

Three cubes of a complex patterned material, showing how structural patterns within the material change smoothly from one side of the cube to another

Life will find a way: how statisticians are enhancing the search for life beyond Earth

The future of the search for extraterrestrial life may lie in statistical methods, as Abigail Williams discovers

Artist impression of the surface of TRAPPIST-1f with rocks, sea and sunset with other planets in view

Why do people see colours differently? Sometimes, it’s the display’s fault

University College London team proposes explanation for why the same colours sometimes appear different on different displays

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Reversing Alzheimer’s disease: nanoparticle platform converts brain cells into new neurons

Earth’s gravity and magnetism have unexpected effects on the human genome and mitochondria

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Optogenetic therapy shows promise for vision restoration

Disordered environments around tumour cells can promote cancer spread

A biophysics model describing how cancers spread within the human body could help researchers developing new cancer therapies

Miniature microprobe enables internal imaging of smaller blood vessels than ever before

A microprobe can navigate and image smaller arteries than previously possible, helping diagnose and plan treatments for vascular diseases

Fast 3D imaging reveals how seizures move through the brain

A high-speed, 3D light-sheet microscope allows researchers to record seizure dynamics in larval zebrafish

Artificial blood vessels grow with the help of mechanical forces

New technique could allow for the scalable production of vascular tissue networks for regenerative medicine

Structured light could deliver a new method for diagnosing eye disease

A quantum optics technique that boosts the visibility of subtle peripheral vision patterns called Boehm's brushes could provide a new test of retinal health

Wearable pacemaker uses ultrasound to control heart rhythm

Integrating sonogenetics with ultrasound technology, non-invasive pacemaker is designed to manage cardiac rhythm disorders

Reports on biofabrication

3D printing creates strong, stretchy hydrogels that stick to tissue

A new 3D printing method fabricates entangled hydrogels for medical applications

Matt Davidson with a 3D printed material for medical applications

Ultrasound-activated sono-inks could print 3D structures inside the human body

A novel technique that uses ultrasound to create objects from sonically cured inks could enable 3D printing at deep penetration depths, potentially including inside the body

Paintable bioactive ink heals wounds of any shape or size

A wound-healing ink that can be 3D printed directly into injuries aims to accelerate the body’s natural healing process

A wound-healing ink can be 3D printed directly into injuries

Vascular grafts created by weaving threads of amniotic membrane

Researchers fabricate small-diameter vascular grafts by weaving threads of human amniotic membrane into tubes

Engineered spinal cord implants restore movement to paralysed mice

Functional human spinal cord implants produced from belly fat could help those with spinal injuries walk again

Cryobioprinting could make off-the-shelf tissue-engineered structures a reality

Cryogenic 3D bioprinting of artificial muscle fibres reaches sub-zero temperatures

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The Human Organ Atlas: a ‘Google Earth’ for our bodies

Dr Claire Walsh, Dr Paul Tafforeau at ESRF on beamline BM05 with two samples prepared for HiP-CT imaging

Quantum effects in biological systems

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Siloton secures £8.4m to speed development of portable retinal imaging system

Handheld optical coherence tomography device will make diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases more affordable and accessible

Inventors of optogenetics win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are joint winners of the 2026 prize

Laser-based rotation of floating samples enables high-resolution 3D microscopy

Laser-driven thermoviscous flows provide contact-free rotation, transport or stabilization of delicate samples such as biological cells

Laser-driven rotation of delicate cell samples

Venus flytraps snap shut by rapid cell-wall softening

Previous theory of water transport is ruled out

Abnormal snoring sounds help diagnose common sleep disorder

A snoring-based framework shows potential as a low-cost, non-contact screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea

Pigeons’ immune system can sense Earth’s magnetic field, study suggests

Molecules become magnetic by accumulating iron

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