Cancer-killing bacteria evade the immune system
A “cloaking” system controls the delivery of engineered bacteria for cancer therapy
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‘Warm glow’ of Unruh effect could be seen in the lab using accelerated electrons
Miniscule, acceleration-dependent glow might be detected using a suitable microwave cavity
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Thermophotovoltaic cells top 40 per cent efficiency
Two-junction devices could be integrated into renewable-energy systems for low-cost thermal-grid storage
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Control of mechanical quantum resonators reaches new levels of precision
Two independent teams make quantum non-demolition measurements of phonon number
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‘Micronovae’ explosions on white dwarfs caused by localized accretion
Stars’ magnetic fields focus matter on poles
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Decoy nanoparticles soak up SARS-CoV-2
A potential new COVID-19 treatment tricks SARS-CoV-2 into binding to decoy cells that render the virus inactive
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A window into the brain – anywhere, anytime
A novel miniature microscope functions as a window into the brain of freely behaving rodents in real time
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Quantum sieve could make deuterium much cheaper
Pores in metal-organic framework open when deuterium gas is present
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Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy: the next big opportunity in radiation oncology?
Excitement is growing about the synergies between immunotherapy and radiation therapy, but there’s a long way to go before the clinical opportunities are realized at scale
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Manganese oxide mineral is a heat-storage champion
Birnessite-like material has a volumetric energy density close to the theoretical maximum
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