Read article: Near-unipolar laser pulses could control qubits Optical physics Research update Near-unipolar laser pulses could control qubits A laser pulse that largely circumvents the inherent symmetry of light waves could be used to manipulate quantum information
Read article: Simulations show that asteroid impacts would destroy evidence for relic shorelines on Mars Planetary science Research update Simulations show that asteroid impacts would destroy evidence for relic shorelines on Mars The existence of ‘shorelines’ on Mars has been a central plank in the argument that oceans once graced the Red Planet
Read article: Viral ‘superspreader’ events may be linked to high-intensity indoor exercise Biophysics Research update Viral ‘superspreader’ events may be linked to high-intensity indoor exercise New data reveals that number of aerosol particles exhaled by people who are exercising increases 132-fold on average during peak activity
Read article: Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light Optical components Research update Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light New device might find applications in flexible lighting and smart displays that can be used at night without disrupting the body's biological clock
Read article: Reducing metal artefacts in photon-counting CT Diagnostic imaging Research update Reducing metal artefacts in photon-counting CT Photon-counting CT systems may improve artefact reduction from metal implants, phantom study shows
Read article: Lithium-ion batteries recharge in the cold Materials for energy Research update Lithium-ion batteries recharge in the cold Devices containing a "bumpy" carbon-based material work at freezing temperatures
Read article: Logic gate breaks speed record Optics and photonics Research update Logic gate breaks speed record New device operates at femtosecond time scales thanks to light-field control of real and virtual charge carriers
Read article: Advances in nuclear medicine technology reduce radiation exposure and shorten scan times Nuclear medicine Research update Advances in nuclear medicine technology reduce radiation exposure and shorten scan times Researchers at the recent SNMMI Annual Meeting presented the latest developments in PET and SPECT instrumentation
Read article: Xanadu puts quantum advantage in the cloud Quantum computing Research update Xanadu puts quantum advantage in the cloud Toronto-based start-up’s programmable photonic device is accessible to the public and much faster than classical machines at Gaussian boson sampling
Read article: Deep-learning framework identifies regions of COVID-19 infection in lung scans Diagnostic imaging Research update Deep-learning framework identifies regions of COVID-19 infection in lung scans A neural network model localizes disease regions in lung scans of patients with COVID-19, despite being trained only on images of healthy patients
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