Networks of sensors could extend multimessenger astronomy to beyond the Standard Model
Read article: Atomic clocks could detect exotic low-mass fields from merging black holes
New device converts twisted laser light into mechanical work
Read article: Optical matter machine steps up a gear
Graph theory and statistical mechanics shed light on exotic systems
Read article: Discrete time crystals could boost quantum simulations
New model of how reptile cells convert heat into electrical signals could lead to synthetic soft materials with similar properties
Read article: Snake vision inspires pyroelectric material design
A rapid test for COVID-19 based on a colour-shifting solution of gold nanoparticles is claimed to deliver similar accuracy to gold-standard PCR tests
Read article: Antibody-doped gold nanoparticles provide a rapid COVID-19 test
Mysterious signals could emanate from highly magnetic neutron stars
Read article: Milky Way magnetar could be the source of a fast radio burst
New propulsion system could model human cell migration
Read article: ‘Hyperbolic hedgehog’ steers active droplets in a liquid crystal
Transparent, micron-sized conductive fibres can be integrated into wearable devices that measure the amount of moisture that leaks through a face mask
Read article: 3D printed fibres make efficient respiratory sensors
Proof-of-principle study finds that today's lasers are intense enough to generate super-strong fields from “pre-seeded” weaker ones
Read article: Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields
The benefits of FLASH radiotherapy may be due in part to the sparing of circulating immune cells at high dose rates
Read article: FLASH radiotherapy mechanism may arise from immune cell sparing
