Ultrafast science Research update New camera 1000 times faster than competitors Optics breakthrough could bring dynamical physics into focus Read article: New camera 1000 times faster than competitors
Nuclear power Research update Accelerator lab targets medical isotopes TRIUMF joins forces with MDS Nordion to study new molybdenum–99 production technique Read article: Accelerator lab targets medical isotopes
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature In search of the black swans The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi... Read article: In search of the black swans
Diagnostic imaging Research update Seeing inside living bodies with nanoparticles New imaging technique yields 3D, real-time footage Read article: Seeing inside living bodies with nanoparticles
Structure and dynamics Research update New technique boosts NMR sensitivity 1000-fold Spin-transfer using "hyperpolarization" could lead to faster, more precise MRI scans Read article: New technique boosts NMR sensitivity 1000-fold
Diagnostic imaging Research update Rethinking MRI scans New magnetic resonance imaging technique could lead to patient-friendly scans Read article: Rethinking MRI scans
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews Reasons to be cheerful The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Diagnostic imaging Research update Optical textile tests MRI patients from afar Invention will allow medical staff to keep an eye on children undergoing scans Read article: Optical textile tests MRI patients from afar
Transport properties Research update Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity Technique can probe around twice the depth, say researchers Read article: Metamaterials boost MRI sensitivity
Surfaces and interfaces Research update NMR reaches the nanoscale Diamond defects 'feel' tiny magnetic fields Read article: NMR reaches the nanoscale