Diagnostic imaging Research update Nonlinear metamaterials improve MR imaging Researchers harness the unusual properties of a bespoke metamaterial to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of MR images Read article: Nonlinear metamaterials improve MR imaging
Instrumentation and measurement Analysis SPONSORED Confocal Raman microscopy: correlate and accumulate WITec's modular design strategy gives users a clear upgrade path for their confocal Raman microscopy systems, as well as the opportunity to integrate with other microscopy techniques Read article: Confocal Raman microscopy: correlate and accumulate
Advanced materials Research update 3D foams could control light Researchers coin the term "phoamtonics" to describe a new field of study that exploits the photonic properties of foam-based structures Read article: 3D foams could control light
Advanced materials Research update Magic-angle graphene reveals a host of new states Latest work on twisted carbon sheet could allow researchers to investigate strongly correlated physics in a simple platform Read article: Magic-angle graphene reveals a host of new states
Advanced materials Research update 4D electron microscopy images charge density at sub-angstrom scales Transmission electron microscopy can be used to detect electric charge density as well as image atoms Read article: 4D electron microscopy images charge density at sub-angstrom scales
Advanced materials Research update Atomic spins on a surface make good quantum bits New quantum computing platform could also be used to measure tiny electric and magnetic fields Read article: Atomic spins on a surface make good quantum bits
Spectroscopy Webinar SPONSORED Metamaterials Design and Characterization with UV–VIS–NIR Microspectroscopy View on demand: a webinar sponsored by Craic Technologies Read article: Metamaterials Design and Characterization with UV–VIS–NIR Microspectroscopy
Advanced materials Research update Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity New device is better than traditional microelectrode and fluorescence-based approaches Read article: Plasmonic nanoprobe optically monitors neural activity
Advanced materials Research update Hamiltonian learning technique advances quantum spin register New work will be important for making and controlling high-fidelity gates in quantum computers Read article: Hamiltonian learning technique advances quantum spin register
Advanced materials Research update 3D knots appear in liquid crystals Researchers have succeeded in creating the first analogues of Kelvin’s “vortex atoms” in chiral materials Read article: 3D knots appear in liquid crystals