Water transforms into gold-coloured metallic solution
New laboratory technique bypasses the need for astronomically high pressures
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Variable-stiffness catheter could increase the safety of robotic eye surgery
A catheter that can change its rigidity on demand can be safely navigated in its soft state and stiffened when needed to apply force at its tip
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Nanostructures make brighter e-reader displays
New type of reflective screen can be viewed in bright sunshine without an energy-draining backlight
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Estimating patient size from X-ray data improves radiation risk assessment
A metric that determines patient size directly from X-ray images could enable automated patient-specific dosimetry
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X-ray flares spotted from behind a black hole
Observation could lead to further insights into black-hole coronas
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Radioactive marker enables imaging of iron-hungry cancer cells
A new imaging agent can help determine how susceptible cancer cells are to iron-targeting treatments
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Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase
New form of glass is extremely dense and highly stable
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‘Stop-motion movie of atoms’ reveals short-lived state in nanoscale switch
First snapshots of ultrafast switching could lead to more energy-efficient computing
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Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles
Tumour masses containing iodine-infused nanoparticles shrank when hit with X-rays, hinting at potential for Auger therapy using high-Z elements
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New semiconductor cools computer chips
High-thermal-conductivity boron arsenide is better at removing heat than the best thermal-management devices available today
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