Technique could lead to improved treatments for dry eye syndrome and other medical conditions
Read article: Brownian motion study shows real tears are more viscous than artificial ones
Simultaneous detection could improve how infrastructure is monitored
Read article: Fibre-optic sensing system measures strain, temperature and vibration
A combination of far-UVC and blue light could contribute towards global efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance
Read article: Dual-wavelength technology deactivates antibiotic-resistant bacterium
Integrated device could help miniaturize quantum computers based on atoms or ions
Read article: All-in-one chip combines laser and photonic waveguide for the first time
Breast imaging using grating interferometry-based phase-contrast CT offers increased resolution for the same radiation dose
Read article: Grating interferometry could enable earlier detection of breast cancer
Femtosecond-scale observations of ionizing urea molecules in an aqueous environment could shed light on the origins of life
Read article: Physicists track biochemical reactions in Darwin’s ‘warm little ponds’
Work could benefit probabilistic optical computing
Read article: Quantum fluctuations are controlled for the first time, say optics researchers
Device uses a polymer phase transition to create a thermoelectric effect
Read article: Thermocell generates electricity from latent heat
First-of-its-kind system could also be adapted to detect other respiratory pathogens
Read article: Air quality monitor detects coronavirus in near real time
Discovery in uranium ditelluride could have implications for quantum matter research and topological quantum computing
Read article: Topological superconductor harbours unusual crystalline state
