Nanophotonics Research update Shaped light waves penetrate further into photonic crystals Result overcomes Bragg-length barrier and could have important applications in optoelectronics Read article: Shaped light waves penetrate further into photonic crystals
Astroparticle physics Research update Are antimatter stars firing bullets of antihelium at Earth? Astronomers have identified 14 antimatter star candidates and placed strict limits on how many "antistars" could exist in the Milky Way Read article: Are antimatter stars firing bullets of antihelium at Earth?
Soft matter and liquids Research update How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water Study could help aircraft and spacecraft land more safely on water Read article: How to keep a skipping stone on a steady path across water
Spectroscopy Research update Surface electromagnetic fields mapped in 3D at the nanoscale Images may aid the development of nanomaterials that dissipate heat more efficiently Read article: Surface electromagnetic fields mapped in 3D at the nanoscale
Particle therapy Research update Shoot right through: FLASH protons could eliminate Bragg peak constraints The protective effect of FLASH irradiation enables proton treatments with beams shooting straight through the patient Read article: Shoot right through: FLASH protons could eliminate Bragg peak constraints
Magnetism and spin Research update New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found Two-dimensional materials called rare-earth chalcohalides might be useful in applications such as fault-tolerant topological quantum computation Read article: New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found
Environment and energy Research update Real-world tests of hybrid cars show higher-than-expected emissions Failure to charge vehicles frequently enough blamed for excess Read article: Real-world tests of hybrid cars show higher-than-expected emissions
Modelling and simulation Research update Machine learning could help slow epidemic spread Neural network outperforms standard contact tracing at choosing who to test for disease Read article: Machine learning could help slow epidemic spread
Stars and solar physics Research update Spinning brown dwarfs might have reached their speed limit Astronomers have discovered three new brown dwarfs that are spinning faster than any others found before Read article: Spinning brown dwarfs might have reached their speed limit
Biomedical devices Research update Researchers develop breath test for rare inherited disorder A novel breath test assesses the severity of the rare disorder methylmalonic acidemia and patients’ response to transplant surgery Read article: Researchers develop breath test for rare inherited disorder