Imperfection is not a problem for artificial synapses
Population encoding overcomes non-uniformity in magnetic devices
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Biohybrid device creates new and improved neural implant
A new type of neural implant could be used to drive neuroprosthetic limbs and improve paralysis by bypassing injuries to the nervous system
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Cubic ice observed in pure form for the first time
Unusual phase develops when water freezes on interfaces at low temperatures
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Towards combined hypoxia imaging and adaptive radiotherapy
Researchers demonstrate first-in-human translation of oxygen-enhanced MRI onto an MR-linac system
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Classic telescope design inspires new microscope objective
Device employs a spherical mirror and a correction plate to focus light and could be used to image whole organisms
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Reconfigurable metasurface steers incoherent light in less than a picosecond
Research could benefit self-driving cars and virtual reality displays
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Membrane mirrors take off for use in large space telescopes
High-quality, flexible mirrors could be rolled up for transport on a spacecraft
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Colour-resolved Cherenkov imaging improves the accuracy of radiotherapy dose monitoring
Accounting for attenuation due to a patient’s blood volume or skin colour could make Cherenkov imaging a reliable indicator of delivered radiation dose
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Photon bound states pave the way to manipulation of ‘quantum light’
Observations of bound photons interacting with a quantum dot could advance quantum-enhanced measurements and computing
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‘Goldilocks zone’ may not be a good metric for whether life exists on exoplanets, say astrobiologists
New study suggests that the presence of liquid water as well as sufficient light is essential for plant life on other planets
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