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
Materials for energy Research update Silicon solar cells gain new flexibility Blunted edge technique could make silicon a viable material in applications that call for lightweight, bendable cells Read article: Silicon solar cells gain new flexibility
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Tiny 3D-printed vacuum pump could give mass spectrometry a boost Device could help with health and environmental testing Read article: Tiny 3D-printed vacuum pump could give mass spectrometry a boost
Diagnostic imaging Research update MR spectroscopy maps brain glucose metabolism without requiring radiation Researchers quantify glucose metabolism and metabolites at high resolution without the need to administer radioactive substances Read article: MR spectroscopy maps brain glucose metabolism without requiring radiation
Astronomy and space Research update Is quantum gravity slowing down neutrinos? Particles arrive late after travelling billions of light-years Read article: Is quantum gravity slowing down neutrinos?
Quantum mechanics Research update Entangled atoms enhance tomography technique Quantum-boosted approach almost doubles the sensitivity of magnetic induction tomography Read article: Entangled atoms enhance tomography technique
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