

New demonstration of unusual phenomenon could help improve wireless communication
This podcast features two experts in nonlinear optics
A novel hydrogel combined with transplanted neural stem cells could provide therapeutic brain tissue reconstruction
BCS equations for superconductivity need to be modified for materials that have very slow-moving charges
A nanomaterial reflector overlies the eye pigments in certain larval crustaceans, allowing the creatures to appear completely transparent
An injectable gel uses the body’s metabolites to induce in vivo fabrication of organic bioelectronics
Size reduction can turn on unexpected properties in oxide materials
New instrument reveals delocalized quantum properties
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Oxygen-trapping materials can be injected directly into cancerous tissue to improve response to radiation and chemotherapies
Loofah-inspired material could supply enough drinking-quality water to meet a person’s daily requirements
Transparent and flexible silver mesh efficiently shields electromagnetic interference while allowing infrared wireless signals to pass through
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Basic concepts of quantum matter physics might be applicable to classical systems
New finding could help in the development of novel switchable superconducting electronics
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Finding could help scientists predict the phase stability of materials like paint and mayonnaise
An antimicrobial suture containing iodine carbon nanoparticles can be imaged in the body using CT scanning, enabling wound monitoring after surgery while preventing infection
Finding could have applications in magnetocaloric materials, spintronics, information storage and even quantum computing
One device offers a record-breaking solar-to-hydrogen efficiency while a second harvests water from the air and turns it into hydrogen when exposed to sunlight
Imaging technique analyses spatial patterns using an advanced algorithm
Technique could replace current systems that rely on vapour compression of powerful greenhouse gases
New finding could have applications for hard disks and moving components for satellites or space telescopes
New analysis of diatom shells, or frustules, suggests possible improvements to solar energy harvesting devices
New technique could advance optical communications that encode information in the orbital angular momentum of light
The anomalous behaviour of boron arsenide under pressure could change the way we think about heat transport under extreme conditions, like those found in the Earth’s interior
Devices that work using circularly polarized light are a million times faster than current data processing technologies