Read article: Advanced radiotherapy – at a fraction of the cost
EmpowerRT aims to bring advanced radiotherapy technology to resource-limited cancer clinics in low- and middle-income countries at just 5–10% of the current cost
Read article: Stable recordings enable ‘plug-and-play’ control of brain–computer interface
Machine-learning techniques help a paralysed individual learn to control a computer cursor using their brain, without requiring extensive daily retraining
Read article: Silk hard drive stores optical data
Device manufactured using near-field nanolithography is the first functional hard drive made from silk proteins
Read article: New photocatalyst makes liquid fuel with few unwanted byproducts
Technology could boost carbon-neutral fuel production
Read article: Ultrafast detectors line up for proton beam energy measurements
A novel beam energy detector could be used for proton therapy quality assurance or even enable adaptive dose delivery
Read article: Contact-free 3D display responds to tiny changes in ambient humidity
New device uses structural colours rather than chemical pigments and might find use in wearable electronics and electronic skins
Read article: Entangled light is unscrambled using entanglement itself
Transmission matrix theory is extended to quantum photonics
Read article: Multi-user communication network paves the way towards the quantum internet
A fully connected quantum communication network provided simultaneous and secure connections between eight users on a city-wide scale
Read article: Inverted buoyancy makes tiny boat appear to defy gravity
Counter-intuitive effect created in a vibrating liquid
Read article: Swarming locusts inspire new collision detector
Device mimics insect’s “lobula giant movement detector” neuron
