Read article: Deep learning enables safer heart scans with lower radiotracer dose Nuclear medicine Research update Deep learning enables safer heart scans with lower radiotracer dose A de-noising model enables significant reduction of radiotracer dose in cardiac PET scans without lowering diagnostic accuracy
Read article: Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost Advanced materials Research update Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost Nanostructured material could find use in detectors for ultrafast optoelectronic applications
Read article: Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording Magnetism and spin Research update Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording New optical "shaking" technique switches an antiferromagnetic material into a ferromagnetic one in just a few picoseconds
Read article: COVID-19 leads to major overhaul for radiotherapy Radiotherapy Research update COVID-19 leads to major overhaul for radiotherapy Increased use of hypofractionated radiotherapy helped cancer patients in England receive radiation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: Multiplying light signals could give optical computers a boost Optics and photonics Research update Multiplying light signals could give optical computers a boost New coupling scheme preserves phase of output state
Read article: Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs Planetary science Research update Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs Rock cores from Chicxulub crater contain elements associated with Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Read article: Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles Quantum computing Research update Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles Proof-of-principle effort used IBM Q chip to reproduce quantum features of parton showers
Read article: 3D printing perovskites onto graphene creates ultrasensitive X-ray detector Diagnostic imaging Research update 3D printing perovskites onto graphene creates ultrasensitive X-ray detector Perovskites 3D printed on graphene create a highly efficient X-ray detector that could considerably improve the performance of medical imaging devices
Read article: Positrons possess unexplored potential for cancer therapy Emerging therapies Research update Positrons possess unexplored potential for cancer therapy Positron-emitting radionuclides play an essential role within diagnostic imaging, but positrons could also be used to destroy cancer cells
Read article: New superheavy isotope and excited state could point the way to islands of stability Nuclear physics Research update New superheavy isotope and excited state could point the way to islands of stability Darmstadtium, copernicium and flerovium are under the microscope in Germany
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