Soft matter and liquids Research update New lens could turn your phone into a microscope High-quality DIY lens is cheap to make and could help diagnose diseases Read article: New lens could turn your phone into a microscope
Soft matter and liquids Research update Acoustic metamaterial can be reconfigured in a jiffy Breakthrough could lead to ultrasonic superlenses Read article: Acoustic metamaterial can be reconfigured in a jiffy
Diagnostic imaging Blog Medical scanning demystified New online courses present medical-imaging techniques in non-technical ways
Ultrafast science Research update Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact Mid-infrared light source could have medical applications Read article: Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact
Diagnostic imaging Blog Physics World 2013 Focus on Medical Imaging is out now Find out more about the latest developments in medical imaging
Ultrafast science Research update Thermal technique improves blood-flow measurements New ultrasound method visualizes slow-flowing blood Read article: Thermal technique improves blood-flow measurements
Structure and dynamics Research update Laser imaging spots brain cancer Raman scattering could help surgeons sort tumours from healthy brain tissue Read article: Laser imaging spots brain cancer
Structure and dynamics Research update Neutron study aims to improve HIV drugs Hydrogen-bonding sites, pinpointed by neutron crystallography, could improve antiretrovirals Read article: Neutron study aims to improve HIV drugs
Optical physics Video How do we see beneath the surface of tissue with light? Bruce Tromberg describes the techniques for seeing beneath skin Read article: How do we see beneath the surface of tissue with light?
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Positive or negative? Nanoparticle surface charge affects cell-membrane interactions New result could be important for biomedical applications such as drug delivery and anti-cancer treatments Read article: Positive or negative? Nanoparticle surface charge affects cell-membrane interactions
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