Read article: Hybrid irradiation could facilitate clinical translation of FLASH radiotherapy
A combination of ultrahigh-dose rate electron and conventional photon radiotherapy could enable FLASH treatments of deep-seated tumours
Read article: From melanoma to malaria: photoacoustic device detects disease without taking a single drop of blood
New diagnostic test provides safe and sensitive detection of malaria infection by interrogating the blood through intact skin
Read article: Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time
Further research could shed light on neutron-star glitches
Read article: Four-wave mixing could boost optical communications in space
Nonlinear effect amplifies weak signals
Read article: Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt
Unexpected finding could help determine the safest times to launch spacecraft
Read article: First human retinal image brings sight-saving portable OCT a step closer
Siloton’s handheld OCT system could soon be used for home-based monitoring of retinal disease, and may one day find its way onto future space missions
Read article: ‘Buddy star’ could explain Betelgeuse’s varying brightness
As-yet-undetected stellar companion would displace light-blocking dust
Read article: Black hole in rare triple system sheds light on natal kicks
V404 Cygni includes near and distant companion stars
Read article: Physicists propose new solution to the neutron lifetime puzzle
Different neutron states could explain why different experiments produce different figures for how long neutrons survive before decaying
Read article: Axion clouds around neutron stars could reveal dark matter origins
Interactions between these as-yet hypothetical particles and neutron stars' strong magnetic field would produce photons that radio telescopes can detect
