Ultracold matter Research update Radioactive BEC could form a ‘superradiant neutrino laser’ Physicists plan to test idea in the lab Read article: Radioactive BEC could form a ‘superradiant neutrino laser’
Mathematical physics Research update Bayes’ rule goes quantum New work could help improve quantum machine learning and quantum error correction Read article: Bayes’ rule goes quantum
Radiotherapy Research update ASTRO 2025: expanding the rules of radiation therapy A look at some of the more unconventional applications of radiation therapy reported at the ASTRO 2025 meeting Read article: ASTRO 2025: expanding the rules of radiation therapy
Materials Research update Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target New system does not need to drift to avoid turbulence Read article: Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target
Magnetism and spin Research update Antiferromagnets could be better than ferromagnets for some ultrafast, high-density memories Researchers in Japan have succeeded in switching a manganese-tin nanodot using electric current pulses as short as 0.1 ns Read article: Antiferromagnets could be better than ferromagnets for some ultrafast, high-density memories
Soft matter and liquids Research update Schwinger effect appears in a 2D superfluid Physicists model vacuum tunnelling in a simple system Read article: Schwinger effect appears in a 2D superfluid
Soft matter and liquids Research update Meniscus size and shape affect how liquid waves move through barriers Effect could come in useful for a host of practical applications that call for fluid control Read article: Meniscus size and shape affect how liquid waves move through barriers
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Cosmic muons monitor river sediments surrounding Shanghai tunnel Real-time system also detects ebb and flow of tides Read article: Cosmic muons monitor river sediments surrounding Shanghai tunnel
Biomedical devices Research update Gyroscopic backpack improves balance for people with movement disorder A backpack equipped with gyroscopes shows promise as a balance aid for people with the movement disorder ataxia and could one day remove the need for cumbersome mobility aids Read article: Gyroscopic backpack improves balance for people with movement disorder
Quantum Research update Negative time observed in photon-atom interaction Researchers find that a photon can spend a negative amount of time in an excited atomic state while passing through a cloud of atoms Read article: Negative time observed in photon-atom interaction
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