Biophysics Research update Quantum effects help make DNA unstable Proton tunnelling can create genetic mutations, say researchers Read article: Quantum effects help make DNA unstable
Stars and solar physics Research update Slowest ever neutron star is found in cosmic graveyard Puzzling radio signal could indicate a new class of stellar remnant Read article: Slowest ever neutron star is found in cosmic graveyard
Biomedical devices Research update Multi-tasking microneedle sensor tracks glucose, alcohol and lactate levels in real time A wearable microneedle array continuously monitors multiple biomarkers in interstitial fluid Read article: Multi-tasking microneedle sensor tracks glucose, alcohol and lactate levels in real time
Optics and photonics Research update Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum Infinitely long lifetimes allow extremely low threshold polariton lasing in a planar waveguide Read article: Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum
Diagnostic imaging Research update Lighting up single cells to detect lung cancer earlier A technique that identifies lung cancer cells in real time during biopsy could enable disease detection earlier and with more confidence Read article: Lighting up single cells to detect lung cancer earlier
Materials for energy Research update Charge-transport mystery deepens in promising solar-cell materials Large polarons may not be responsible for the favourable optoelectronic properties of lead halide perovskites after all Read article: Charge-transport mystery deepens in promising solar-cell materials
Stars and solar physics Research update Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star Chance observations corroborate hybrid explanation for drop in brightness Read article: Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star
Detectors and sensors Research update Sapphire fibre makes a robust extreme-environment sensor New single-mode optical fibre can withstand temperatures of over 2000 °C and high levels of radiation Read article: Sapphire fibre makes a robust extreme-environment sensor
Nanomedicine Research update New nanosensor targets dopamine Technique probes dopamine concentrations at the subcellular level Read article: New nanosensor targets dopamine
Condensed matter Research update Quasiparticle camera images superfluid vortices in helium-3 Technique could shed light on dark matter and neutron stars Read article: Quasiparticle camera images superfluid vortices in helium-3
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