Gravity Research update Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons Gravitational waves confirm predictions of Einstein and Kerr Read article: Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons
Optical components Research update Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging Laser scanning microscopy using a fluid-based prism to steer the light could help researchers learn more about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease Read article: Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging
Particles and interactions Research update Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams Research could lead to ultracompact muon sources for applications such as tomography Read article: Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams
Planetary science Research update Young rogue planet grows like a star Telescope observations reveal material accreting onto the planet Cha1107-7626 in a way that resembles the infancy of stars Read article: Young rogue planet grows like a star
Quantum Research update Quantum fluids mix like oil and water Rayleigh–Taylor instability responsible for mushroom clouds appears in a two-component BEC Read article: Quantum fluids mix like oil and water
Solar cells Research update Large-area triple-junction perovskite solar cell achieves record efficiency Novel design strategies provide a step towards more efficient and stable perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells Read article: Large-area triple-junction perovskite solar cell achieves record efficiency
Superconductivity Research update New protocol makes an elusive superconducting signature measurable Physicists have designed a protocol to study high-temperature superconductivity on an experimentally realizable platform Read article: New protocol makes an elusive superconducting signature measurable
Spectroscopy Research update Randomly textured lithium niobate gives snapshot spectrometer a boost Compact system outperforms astronomical spectrometers Read article: Randomly textured lithium niobate gives snapshot spectrometer a boost
Emerging therapies Research update Tumour-specific radiofrequency fields suppress brain cancer growth Low-level radiofrequency therapy inhibited the growth of glioblastoma cells and demonstrated clinical benefit in a patient with brain cancer Read article: Tumour-specific radiofrequency fields suppress brain cancer growth
Quantum optics Research update Entangled light leads to quantum advantage Number of measurements required to learn about the behaviour of a complex, noisy quantum system reduced by a factor of 1011 Read article: Entangled light leads to quantum advantage
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