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Michael Banks looks into the physics of the baby universe, from conception to pregnancy and beyond
Read article: Ask me anything: Ashok Chauhan – ‘There are great opportunities to build a research-focused physics career in industry’
Ashok Chauhan is a senior scientist at Ceryx Medical, a research-led biomedical device company
Read article: Electrochemical cell could detect airborne SARS-CoV-2
Device could immediately warn occupants when even trace levels of the virus are present
Read article: Very dry and very humid indoor environments are worse for COVID spread
“Sweet spot” between 40 and 60 per cent relative humidity leads to better outcomes, say researchers
Read article: How nanoscience brings physics into biology
Louis Minion reviews Nano Comes to Life: How Nanotechnology is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology by Sonia Contera
Read article: Physicists simulate how SARS-CoV-2 forms
New work could help in the design and development of drugs to fight coronaviruses
Read article: Cell softening allows cancer cells in rigid tumours to spread
Researchers demonstrate that rigid breast cancer cells in tumours deform and become softer, enhancing their ability to invade surrounding tissue
Read article: Simulations shed light on fluid dynamics of the gut
The human gut alternates between different fluid flow patterns to optimize nutrient absorption while regulating bacterial growth
Read article: Physicists identify most complex protein knots
AlphaFold AI system predicts the most topologically complex knot ever found in a protein
Read article: Viral ‘superspreader’ events may be linked to high-intensity indoor exercise
New data reveals that number of aerosol particles exhaled by people who are exercising increases 132-fold on average during peak activity
