Instrumentation and measurement Research update New bolometer could lead to better cryogenic quantum technologies System can be easily calibrated Read article: New bolometer could lead to better cryogenic quantum technologies
Astronomy and space Research update IceCube detects high-energy neutrinos from within the Milky Way Observing the Milky Way galaxy in particles rather than light opens up a new avenue of multimessenger astronomy Read article: IceCube detects high-energy neutrinos from within the Milky Way
Synchrotron science Research update Synchrotron X-rays image a single atom Imaging advance will have important implications in many areas of science, including medical and environmental research Read article: Synchrotron X-rays image a single atom
Diagnostic imaging Research update Photon-counting CT improves cardiac imaging in infants with heart defects At a similar radiation dose, photon-counting CT offers better image quality than dual-source CT in babies and infants with suspected congenital heart defects Read article: Photon-counting CT improves cardiac imaging in infants with heart defects
Astronomy and space Research update Pulsar timing irregularities reveals hidden gravitational-wave background Results from radio telescopes worldwide show that the universe is undulating with a background commotion of gravitational waves Read article: Pulsar timing irregularities reveals hidden gravitational-wave background
Nuclear medicine Research update Innovative devices ramp the resolution of PET imaging The SNMMI annual meeting saw researchers highlight novel techniques for improving the performance of PET scanners Read article: Innovative devices ramp the resolution of PET imaging
Magnetism and spin Research update Applied magnetic field flips a material’s thermal expansion New technique could be an alternative to chemical substitution for regulating the expansion of magnetic materials Read article: Applied magnetic field flips a material’s thermal expansion
Diagnostic imaging Research update Wearable scanner measures brain function in people on the move A wearable MEG system combined with matrix coil magnetic shielding enables brain scanning while people stand and walk around Read article: Wearable scanner measures brain function in people on the move
Quantum computing Research update IBM’s 127-qubit processor shows quantum advantage without error correction Quantum error mitigation used to calculate 2D Ising model Read article: IBM’s 127-qubit processor shows quantum advantage without error correction
Quantum Research update Lined-up quantum dots become highly conductive Semiconducting nanostructures behave like metals when placed in quasi-two-dimensional superlattices Read article: Lined-up quantum dots become highly conductive
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