Nuclear medicine Research update Hospital scanners could control cell-sized medical devices Physicists remotely control metal beads in blood vessels
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubbles compute in logical devices Microfluidics merges chemistry and computation Read article: Bubbles compute in logical devices
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnets take the spin out of blood separation Red and white blood cells have opposite attractions Read article: Magnets take the spin out of blood separation
Soft matter and liquids Research update Antiprotons excel at cancer treatment Exotic particles deliver a bigger bang to cancerous cells Read article: Antiprotons excel at cancer treatment
Soft matter and liquids Research update Splashing out against tumours The physics of splashing water could lead to more effective cancer treatments Read article: Splashing out against tumours
Surfaces and interfaces Research update NMR goes optical New nuclear-magnetic resonance technique could produce real-time, high-resolution images of samples
Soft matter and liquids Research update Plasmas move into dentistry Researchers develop a "plasma needle" that can kill oral bacteria Read article: Plasmas move into dentistry
Optical physics Research update LEDs target tumours Portable scanner could be used for the early detection of breast cancer Read article: LEDs target tumours
Structure and dynamics Research update Silver clusters go magnetic Simulations suggest that silver atoms become magnetic when arranged into clusters Read article: Silver clusters go magnetic
Semiconductors and electronics Research update LEDs move into the ultraviolet A diode that emits light at the shortest wavelength is made Read article: LEDs move into the ultraviolet