Read article: Machine learning collaborations accelerate materials discovery
Combining forces with other numerical approaches, as well as collaborating with other research groups across the world, adds strength to data-driven techniques for materials science
Read article: Ball-screw slideway speeds up precision linear positioning in ultrahigh vacuum
Recirculating ball bearings increase the translation speed of linear-shift mechanisms while also reducing the need for maintenance and boosting the load-carrying capacity
Read article: Better blue and green lasers
A superior class of nitride laser is on the cusp of commercialization thanks to the development of novel mirrors and radical current-injection schemes
Read article: Making physics greener: why research labs must do more to save energy and resources
Physics World's Matin Durrani says physicists are lagging behind life scientists when it comes to boosting energy efficiency in the lab
Read article: How to train the medical physicists of the future
A debate at the recent ESTRO meeting examined the skills that medical physicists specializing in radiation oncology will require in 10 years' time
Read article: Machine learning ready to shine in radiation therapy
Automation, robustness and speed are the key themes for the latest version of RaySearch Laboratories' treatment planning software
Read article: Bringing MR-guided radiotherapy into the clinic
Integrated systems that combine diagnostic imaging with precision radiotherapy are set to transform the treatment of certain types of cancer
Read article: Finance under pressure
The concept of “pressure” in materials processing makes a useful analogy for the many ways that start-ups can seek funding, writes Matthew Cohen of the venture capital firm Pangaea Ventures
Read article: Seeing the unseeable: the impact and legacy of the first black-hole images
Matin Durrani savours the latest discovery in our seemingly never-ending "golden age" of astronomy
Read article: Seven rules for nanotech innovation
Serial entrepreneur Tim Harper shares lessons from 20 years of good, bad and (occasionally) ugly experiences of starting and running nanotech businesses
