Materials Research update ‘Nanotwinning’ produces stronger metals New work sheds fresh light on structural changes during metal processing Read article: ‘Nanotwinning’ produces stronger metals
Materials for energy Research update Water harvesting gel works at low humidity levels Material is low cost and easy to make, say researchers Read article: Water harvesting gel works at low humidity levels
Nuclear medicine Research update Bringing time‑of‑flight quality to non‑TOF PET images Deep learning models improve lesion detectability in images from PET scanners without time-of-flight capability Read article: Bringing time‑of‑flight quality to non‑TOF PET images
Astronomy and space Research update Telescopes, accelerators and LIGO team up to probe neutron stars Multimessenger astronomy observations combine with heavy-ion collision experiments to constrain the equation of state for super-dense stellar remnants Read article: Telescopes, accelerators and LIGO team up to probe neutron stars
Ultracold matter Research update Continuous Bose–Einstein condensate opens the door to continuous-wave atom lasers New cooling setup reduces atom losses Read article: Continuous Bose–Einstein condensate opens the door to continuous-wave atom lasers
Diagnostic imaging Research update Advanced algorithm predicts outcome for patients with severe brain injury A deep-learning model analyses CT scans and clinical data to enable appropriate care following severe traumatic brain injury Read article: Advanced algorithm predicts outcome for patients with severe brain injury
Atmosphere Research update Atmospheric helium levels are on the rise While not a worry in itself, the increase could serve as an indirect indicator of fossil fuel usage Read article: Atmospheric helium levels are on the rise
Particles and interactions Research update New benchmark set for magnetic monopole searches Hypothetical particles could be created by cosmic-ray collisions in the atmosphere Read article: New benchmark set for magnetic monopole searches
Radiotherapy Research update AI framework overcomes segmentation challenges for online adaptive radiotherapy A registration-guided deep-learning framework edits cone-beam CT contours for online adaptive radiation therapy Read article: AI framework overcomes segmentation challenges for online adaptive radiotherapy
Nuclear medicine Research update SNMMI Annual Meeting highlights advances in nuclear medicine This year’s SNMMI Annual Meeting saw researchers share the latest findings in areas including targeted radionuclide alpha therapy and imaging of post-COVID-19 lung disease Read article: SNMMI Annual Meeting highlights advances in nuclear medicine