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Read article: New photocatalyst makes liquid fuel with few unwanted byproducts Materials for energy Research update 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 Particle therapy Research update 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 Nanophotonics Research update 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 Quantum optics Research update 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 Cryptography Research update 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 Soft matter and liquids Research update 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 Semiconductors and electronics Research update Swarming locusts inspire new collision detector Device mimics insect’s “lobula giant movement detector” neuron
Read article: Self-assembled peptides exhibit surprisingly strong diamagnetism Biophysics Research update Self-assembled peptides exhibit surprisingly strong diamagnetism Peptides containing aromatic rings are especially diamagnetic when they combine to form microfibres, which might help explain magnetic sensitivity in animals
Read article: Flat bands appear in buckled graphene superlattices 2D materials Research update Flat bands appear in buckled graphene superlattices Result offers a new way of creating correlated states in 2D carbon, physicists say