Materials Research update Electrocaloric devices show potential for greener air conditioning Electrical control of entropy could eliminate the need for harmful refrigerants Read article: Electrocaloric devices show potential for greener air conditioning
Cryosphere Research update Unprecedented ice loss is predicted for Greenland Ice Sheet Future melting will exceed rates seen in the past 12,000 years, says simulation Read article: Unprecedented ice loss is predicted for Greenland Ice Sheet
Dark matter and energy Research update Have dark bosons been spotted in ytterbium isotopes? Independent spectroscopy studies give equivocal results Read article: Have dark bosons been spotted in ytterbium isotopes?
Biophysics Research update Tumour compression could be responsible for chemotherapy resistance The finding that compressive stress can trigger drug resistance in solid tumours may open up new strategies for treating cancer Read article: Tumour compression could be responsible for chemotherapy resistance
Mathematics and computation Research update Nanoparticles warm up faster than they cool down Asymmetry found in 1D simulations of trapped tiny objects Read article: Nanoparticles warm up faster than they cool down
Diagnostic imaging Research update Everyday dyes paint cells for early cancer detection Tattoo inks and food colourings combined with nanoparticles show promise as diagnostic imaging agents Read article: Everyday dyes paint cells for early cancer detection
Nanomaterials Research update Metallic nanoribbons fill missing link for all-carbon devices New carbon nanomaterial could deliver faster, higher-efficiency electronics Read article: Metallic nanoribbons fill missing link for all-carbon devices
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Ultrasound signals are converted directly to visible images by new device Piezoelectric-OLED hybrid needs no electronic signal processing Read article: Ultrasound signals are converted directly to visible images by new device
Emerging therapies Research update Fractionated heating could improve cancer therapy with thermosensitive drugs Ultrashort bursts of hyperthermia using MRI-guided focused ultrasound could prove optimal for treating tumours with thermosensitive drugs Read article: Fractionated heating could improve cancer therapy with thermosensitive drugs
Biomaterials Research update Martian buildings could be made of chitin-based material Biological polymer could be farmed on the Red Planet Read article: Martian buildings could be made of chitin-based material
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