Lasers Research update Visible-light lasers shrink to chip scale The first tuneable and narrow-linewidth chip-scale devices could find use in quantum optics, bioimaging and laser displays Read article: Visible-light lasers shrink to chip scale
Ultracold matter Research update Interactions between ultracold molecules controlled by physicists Discoveries opens new possibilities for controlling chemical reactions Read article: Interactions between ultracold molecules controlled by physicists
States of matter Research update Colloidal mixture exists in up to six phases at once Finding could help scientists predict the phase stability of materials like paint and mayonnaise Read article: Colloidal mixture exists in up to six phases at once
Biomedical devices Research update Smart stitches could prevent infections at surgical sites An antimicrobial suture containing iodine carbon nanoparticles can be imaged in the body using CT scanning, enabling wound monitoring after surgery while preventing infection Read article: Smart stitches could prevent infections at surgical sites
Optics and photonics Research update Nonlinear resonator breaks dynamic optical nonreciprocity New technique could be important for applications in photon-based information processing Read article: Nonlinear resonator breaks dynamic optical nonreciprocity
Magnetism and spin Research update New type of fractal emerges in spin ices Finding could have applications in magnetocaloric materials, spintronics, information storage and even quantum computing Read article: New type of fractal emerges in spin ices
Quantum computing Research update Quantum processors still struggle to simulate complex molecules Latest results show that classical computers retain an edge when simulating quantum chemistry problems – at least for now Read article: Quantum processors still struggle to simulate complex molecules
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Competing pacemakers create distinctive triplets in heartbeats Experiment and model could lead to improved diagnoses of ectopic arrythmia Read article: Competing pacemakers create distinctive triplets in heartbeats
Diagnostic imaging Research update Could next-generation perovskite detectors improve clinical X-ray imaging? Virtual trials based on three clinical CT systems reveal the potential benefits of incorporating low-cost perovskite detectors Read article: Could next-generation perovskite detectors improve clinical X-ray imaging?
Radiotherapy Research update Dose tracking during radiotherapy could enable safer cancer treatments Ionizing radiation acoustic imaging can monitor dose deposition during radiotherapy, helping to guide treatments in real time Read article: Dose tracking during radiotherapy could enable safer cancer treatments