Optics and photonics Research update Photonic fractals open a new area of topological physics Faster light is just one benefit of a new family of topological insulators Read article: Photonic fractals open a new area of topological physics
Biomedical devices Research update Dissolvable implant cools nerves to provide drug-free pain relief Bioresorbable implant combines microfluidics and flexible electronics to alleviate pain without using addictive opioids Read article: Dissolvable implant cools nerves to provide drug-free pain relief
Quantum Research update Quantum theory of consciousness put in doubt by underground experiment Physicists cast doubt on the role of coherent superpositions in the brain Read article: Quantum theory of consciousness put in doubt by underground experiment
Diagnostic imaging Research update Single MRI scan of the brain could detect Alzheimer’s disease A combination of structural MRI and machine learning can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, even at an early stage Read article: Single MRI scan of the brain could detect Alzheimer’s disease
Planetary science Research update Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system Analysis of material returned from the Hayabusa2 mission lends support to theories of how the Sun and other bodies formed Read article: Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system
Atomic and molecular Research update New technique opens more of the periodic table to ultracold-atom experiments Metastable state used in magneto-optical trap to cool indium atoms Read article: New technique opens more of the periodic table to ultracold-atom experiments
Topological matter Research update Weyl loops link up Elaborate quantum structures have a novel topology and must be described using knot theory Read article: Weyl loops link up
Biomedical devices Research update Stretchable sensor measures neurotransmitters in the brain and gut Tissue-like implantable probe enables real-time monitoring of molecules central to brain and intestinal disorders in freely moving mice Read article: Stretchable sensor measures neurotransmitters in the brain and gut
Stars and solar physics Research update Free-floating black hole could be distorting light from distant star Compact massive object detected by its microlensing effect Read article: Free-floating black hole could be distorting light from distant star
Materials for energy Research update Nanoscale impurities degrade halide perovskites "Traps" for charge carriers reduce the longevity of these promising solar-cell materials as well as their efficiency Read article: Nanoscale impurities degrade halide perovskites