Condensed matter Research update Ice crystals jump off surfaces in new electrostatic de-icing technique Negative ions migrate to dendrite tips Read article: Ice crystals jump off surfaces in new electrostatic de-icing technique
Diagnostic imaging Research update Shear wave elastography can guide brain tumour surgery Using shear wave elastography to help detect residual cancerous tissue after brain tumour resection could improve the patient’s outcome Read article: Shear wave elastography can guide brain tumour surgery
Instrumentation and measurement Research update New Floquet maser is very good at detecting low frequency magnetic fields Device is made from periodically driven xenon atoms Read article: New Floquet maser is very good at detecting low frequency magnetic fields
Radiotherapy Research update Pulsed electric fields plus radiation destroy cancer stem cells Exposure to microsecond pulsed electric fields before radiation therapy could overcome the radioresistance of cancer stem cells Read article: Pulsed electric fields plus radiation destroy cancer stem cells
Quantum computing Research update Molecular qubits stick around for longer Researchers have extended the spin coherence time of a single-molecule quantum bit beyond 1 millisecond for the first time Read article: Molecular qubits stick around for longer
Planetary science Research update Mysterious moons Phobos and Deimos formed from the same body, say researchers Breakup of larger body, not asteroid capture, created curious orbits Read article: Mysterious moons Phobos and Deimos formed from the same body, say researchers
Biofabrication Research update Mass produced spheroids line up for tissue repair A cost-effective method for high-throughput production of spheroids could prove indispensable for tissue engineering applications Read article: Mass produced spheroids line up for tissue repair
Quantum computing Research update Programmable photonic chip lights up quantum computing Thumbnail-sized Xanadu device uses squeezed states as qubits Read article: Programmable photonic chip lights up quantum computing
Gravity Research update Physicists measure smallest gravitational field yet Detecting the pull of a tiny gold sphere opens the way to quantum measurements Read article: Physicists measure smallest gravitational field yet
Lasers Research update Photonic crystal lasers deliver optimal performance for lidar sensing and laser processing Photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers emit high-quality beams with high output power and narrow divergence Read article: Photonic crystal lasers deliver optimal performance for lidar sensing and laser processing