Superconductivity Research update Clathrate superhydride makes new high-temperature superconductor The material is superconducting at temperatures of 215 K and pressures of 172 GPa Read article: Clathrate superhydride makes new high-temperature superconductor
Neural engineering Research update Wearable MEG system evaluates epilepsy in children Magnetoencephalography using optically pumped magnetometers successfully detected brain activity associated with epileptic seizures in young children Read article: Wearable MEG system evaluates epilepsy in children
2D materials Research update New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs Two different versions of 2D carbon allotrope created independently Read article: New ‘wonder material’ graphyne synthesized in two labs
Quantum computing Research update Pairing of Cooper pairs helps protect qubits against noise New superconducting qubit harnesses a nontrivial charge-transport effect to magnify quantum fluctuations Read article: Pairing of Cooper pairs helps protect qubits against noise
Diagnostic imaging Research update MRI’s ‘forgotten’ contrast agent makes dramatic reappearance Deuterium has made a comeback in the research realm as a safe, effective contrast agent for MRI Read article: MRI’s ‘forgotten’ contrast agent makes dramatic reappearance
Ultracold matter Research update Laser cooling of polyatomic molecules brings ultracold chemistry into the spotlight 3D technique paves the way for quantum simulation with complex molecules Read article: Laser cooling of polyatomic molecules brings ultracold chemistry into the spotlight
Cosmology Research update Mirror world of dark particles could explain cosmic anomaly Differing values of the Hubble constant might be reconciled via the dark sector Read article: Mirror world of dark particles could explain cosmic anomaly
Diagnostic imaging Research update Can machine learning deliver one-minute brain MRI scans? With help from a machine-learning algorithm, a quantitative technique called MR fingerprinting could make a one-minute clinical brain MRI scan a reality Read article: Can machine learning deliver one-minute brain MRI scans?
Quantum mechanics Research update Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest The connection between the two effects can now be explained without recourse to quantum theory Read article: Superposition and entanglement flee the quantum nest
Stars and solar physics Research update Rare X-rays from white-dwarf explosion spotted by chance "Fireball" phase of nova seen by the eROSITA telescope Read article: Rare X-rays from white-dwarf explosion spotted by chance