Ultrafast science Research update Physicists peek through opaque materials New technique helps to reveal fluorescent objects Read article: Physicists peek through opaque materials
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Nuclear medicine Research update Cyclotrons make commercial quantities of technetium Breakthrough could alleviate medical-isotope shortages Read article: Cyclotrons make commercial quantities of technetium
Nanomaterials Research update DNA nanorobot delivers drugs Device may be used to treat diseases such as cancer Read article: DNA nanorobot delivers drugs
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Telescopes and space missions Research update Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011 Work on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics take the top gong Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Structure and dynamics Research update Super-resolution microscope coming to a lab near you Max Planck Society to commercialize latest breakthrough Read article: Super-resolution microscope coming to a lab near you
Optical physics Research update Digital contact lenses come into focus Lens could serve as a biosensor or as an aid to the hearing impaired Read article: Digital contact lenses come into focus
Structure and dynamics Research update Norman Ramsey: 1915–2011 Atomic-clock pioneer dies aged 96 Read article: Norman Ramsey: 1915–2011
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