Ultrafast science Research update Incoherent boost for light surgery Scientists have demonstrated a cheap alternative to laser surgery Read article: Incoherent boost for light surgery
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live cells jetted with electric fields Biophysicists develop technique to create jets of living cells Read article: Live cells jetted with electric fields
Nuclear medicine Research update Heavy ions damage DNA New results could have implications for cancer therapy Read article: Heavy ions damage DNA
Biomedical devices Research update New pill gets a grip New device could stop and start as it moves along the gut Read article: New pill gets a grip
Plasma physics Research update Cold plasmas move on New plasma source could have applications in medicine and dentistry Read article: Cold plasmas move on
Mathematical physics Research update Tackling hospital epidemics Techniques from physics have been used to model the spread of MRSA and other diseases in hospitals
Optical physics Research update Negative refraction goes optical New results could help make a superlens Read article: Negative refraction goes optical
Semiconductors and electronics Research update New transistor breaks speed record Physicists have shown how to build a transistor that can operate in the much sought-after terahertz band Read article: New transistor breaks speed record
Soft matter and liquids Research update Bacteria turn to chemistry Ions influence growth rates in a specific way Read article: Bacteria turn to chemistry
Detectors and sensors Research update Mechanical ear makes its debut Researchers make life-size model of the cochlea Read article: Mechanical ear makes its debut
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