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Read article: Quantum Cheshire cats could have a travelling grin Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum Cheshire cats could have a travelling grin Researchers postulate that the quantum Cheshire cat effect, in which a property of a quantum object becomes separated from the object itself, can have dynamics of its own
Read article: Ultrasensitive frequency comb breathalyser targets real-time disease diagnosis Biomedical devices Research update Ultrasensitive frequency comb breathalyser targets real-time disease diagnosis Spectroscopic breath analysis device is now a thousandfold more sensitive to disease biomarkers
Read article: Quantum advantage takes a giant leap in optical and superconducting systems Quantum computing Research update Quantum advantage takes a giant leap in optical and superconducting systems Physicists in China expand quantum sampling well beyond the realm of classical computers
Read article: Monochromatic X-ray method promises dramatic cut in radiation dose Diagnostic imaging Research update Monochromatic X-ray method promises dramatic cut in radiation dose Contrast-enhanced digital mammography with monochromatic X-rays lowers radiation dose while maintaining image quality
Read article: All-optical processors could compute any linear transformation, machine learning reveals Optics and photonics Research update All-optical processors could compute any linear transformation, machine learning reveals Light-based system would be faster and more energy efficient than conventional computers
Read article: Humidity controls frost pattern formation States of matter Research update Humidity controls frost pattern formation Improving our understanding of frost formation could help reduce frosting and associated damage
Read article: Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications Gravity Research update Black-hole laser could have quantum computing applications Proposed device uses superconducting technology
Read article: Could the future of vaccines be syringe-free? Biomedical devices Research update Could the future of vaccines be syringe-free? Easy-to-store patches may enable safe and easy vaccine injection with higher immune responses than syringe-delivered vaccines