Read article: Computational model determines dose to blood during radiotherapy
Modelling the dose to circulating blood during radiotherapy could shed light on the suppressive effects of radiation on a patient’s immune system
Read article: Metallic glasses bear up better under strain
New rejuvenation technique makes these metastable materials less likely to fracture
Read article: Supercapacitor model captures complex physics of charging
New insights could lead to better energy-storage devices
Read article: Dual condensate of fermions and excitons should exist, say theoretical chemists
Single quantum state would conduct electricity and energy perfectly
Read article: Nanoparticles target the most dangerous prostate tumours
Nanoparticle-based contrast agents could both image and attack the nerve networks that make some prostate cancers especially aggressive
Read article: Physicists take snapshots of quantum measurement
Ideal process leaves some superposition states intact
Read article: Abbreviated breast MRI proves value for invasive cancer
Breast MRI with an abbreviated scanning protocol finds more invasive cancers in women with dense tissue than digital breast tomosynthesis
Read article: Novel photovoltaics generate electrical power from thermal sources
Devices based on photon-assisted tunnelling could harvest energy from nuclear power stations, chemical manufacturing facilities and other sources of waste heat
Read article: Crowdsourced AI challenge aims to improve mammography accuracy
Combining artificial intelligence algorithms with radiologist assessment can improve the accuracy of detecting cancer in screening mammograms
Read article: PET tracks down causes of fever in children
FDG-PET/CT provides a valuable diagnostic tool for evaluating children with fever of unknown origin
