Particle and nuclear Research update Hints of a boundary between phases of nuclear matter found at RHIC STAR collaboration homes in on critical point for quark–gluon plasma Read article: Hints of a boundary between phases of nuclear matter found at RHIC
Metrology Research update Optical gyroscope detects Earth’s rotation with the highest precision yet With further improvements, the instrument could enable direct tests of relativistic effects Read article: Optical gyroscope detects Earth’s rotation with the highest precision yet
Nanomedicine Research update Machine learning optimizes nanoparticle design for drug delivery to the brain Predictive model accelerates the development of nanoparticles as potential drug carriers for targeting neurodegenerative diseases Read article: Machine learning optimizes nanoparticle design for drug delivery to the brain
Nuclear medicine Research update Perovskite detector could improve nuclear medicine imaging A lead halide material can detect and image single gamma-ray photons with both high-spatial and high-energy resolution Read article: Perovskite detector could improve nuclear medicine imaging
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