Quantum Research update Quantum repeater transmits entanglement over 50 kilometres Experiment incorporates all the essential building blocks of a long-distance quantum network Read article: Quantum repeater transmits entanglement over 50 kilometres
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Laser speckle imaging assesses donor hearts Improved imaging technique could provide valuable information regarding the quality of an organ to be transplanted Read article: Laser speckle imaging assesses donor hearts
Integrated optics Research update Leaky-wave metasurfaces connect waveguides to free-space optics Research could lead to portable quantum optics Read article: Leaky-wave metasurfaces connect waveguides to free-space optics
Detectors and sensors Research update Single-photon LIDAR system images 3D objects underwater New sensor works in real time and could have applications in off-shore engineering, marine archaeology and defence Read article: Single-photon LIDAR system images 3D objects underwater
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last Breakthrough could lead to new experiments in fundamental physics Read article: Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last
Superconductivity Research update Palladium oxides could make better superconductors New calculations reveal that palladates remain superconducting at higher temperatures than cuprates or nickelates Read article: Palladium oxides could make better superconductors
Neural engineering Research update Brain–spine interface enables natural walking after spinal cord injury A “digital bridge” between the brain and spinal cord helped an individual with paralysis to stand and walk naturally Read article: Brain–spine interface enables natural walking after spinal cord injury
Nanophotonics Research update Surface plasmon polaritons launched by nano-emitters are imaged in the near field Tip-enhanced nanospectroscopy reveals quasiparticle standing waves Read article: Surface plasmon polaritons launched by nano-emitters are imaged in the near field
Radiotherapy Research update Award winning studies focus on reducing radiotherapy risks Studies on toxicity modelling, HDR brachytherapy and AI-based lung disease screening were among those chosen as the Best Papers at the ESTRO 2023 congress Read article: Award winning studies focus on reducing radiotherapy risks
Nanomaterials Research update Transparency window appears in an ensemble of ions "Collectively induced transparency" in an optical cavity has applications in quantum optical technologies Read article: Transparency window appears in an ensemble of ions
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