Neural engineering Research update Tracking traffic patterns in the mouse brain Researchers in the US have created the largest collection of electrical recordings from neurons in the mouse brain to investigate how mice perceive the visual world Read article: Tracking traffic patterns in the mouse brain
Quantum computing Research update Qubit needle detected in a haystack of nuclear spins New technique might help in the development of a quantum internet Read article: Qubit needle detected in a haystack of nuclear spins
Nuclear medicine Research update Deep learning enables safer heart scans with lower radiotracer dose A de-noising model enables significant reduction of radiotracer dose in cardiac PET scans without lowering diagnostic accuracy Read article: Deep learning enables safer heart scans with lower radiotracer dose
Advanced materials Research update Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost Nanostructured material could find use in detectors for ultrafast optoelectronic applications Read article: Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost
Magnetism and spin Research update Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording New optical "shaking" technique switches an antiferromagnetic material into a ferromagnetic one in just a few picoseconds Read article: Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording
Radiotherapy Research update COVID-19 leads to major overhaul for radiotherapy Increased use of hypofractionated radiotherapy helped cancer patients in England receive radiation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic Read article: COVID-19 leads to major overhaul for radiotherapy
Optics and photonics Research update Multiplying light signals could give optical computers a boost New coupling scheme preserves phase of output state Read article: Multiplying light signals could give optical computers a boost
Planetary science Research update Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs Rock cores from Chicxulub crater contain elements associated with Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event Read article: Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
Quantum computing Research update Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles Proof-of-principle effort used IBM Q chip to reproduce quantum features of parton showers Read article: Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles
Diagnostic imaging Research update 3D printing perovskites onto graphene creates ultrasensitive X-ray detector Perovskites 3D printed on graphene create a highly efficient X-ray detector that could considerably improve the performance of medical imaging devices Read article: 3D printing perovskites onto graphene creates ultrasensitive X-ray detector
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