Read article: High-temperature superconducting joints make an all-superconducting NMR magnet
First device of its kind could be used in magnetic resonance imaging and for maglev trains
Read article: Gain medium gives a boost to sonic crystal ‘saser’
Focused beam of sound could find use in a host of applications, including medical imaging and non-destructive materials testing
Read article: Gold nanoparticles show promise for imaging and therapy of vascular disease
CT imaging with gold nanoparticles can detect vascular inflammation in mice; the nanoparticles could also play a role in treatment of such diseases
Read article: Compositions of exoplanets and their stars have a surprising relationship, study reveals
Study highlights the difference between super Earths and super Mercuries
Read article: 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
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
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
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
Light-based system would be faster and more energy efficient than conventional computers
Read article: Humidity controls frost pattern formation
Improving our understanding of frost formation could help reduce frosting and associated damage
