Composites Research update Bioinspired material can’t be cut Shells, grapefruit and piranha-proof fish motivate design of "Proteus" material that resists power drills and water jets Read article: Bioinspired material can’t be cut
Biomedical devices Research update Electronics drawn directly on the skin creates robust biosensors “Draw-on-skin” electronics can record physiological signals while addressing the shortcomings of common wearable sensors Read article: Electronics drawn directly on the skin creates robust biosensors
Nanomaterials Research update How to avoid coffee rings when printing graphene devices New type of ink deposits nanocrystals evenly on surfaces Read article: How to avoid coffee rings when printing graphene devices
Modelling and simulation Research update Second critical point appears in two models of water Computations suggest that supercooled water exists in two distinct liquid phases Read article: Second critical point appears in two models of water
Radiotherapy Research update Acoustic imaging promises real-time dose measurement for FLASH radiotherapy Exploiting the increased sound wave generation during FLASH radiotherapy could enable real-time monitoring of both the deposited dose and the patient’s anatomy Read article: Acoustic imaging promises real-time dose measurement for FLASH radiotherapy
Cosmology Research update Microwave anomalies strengthen the case for loop quantum cosmology, say physicists Tiny features of a ‘Big Bounce’ led to universe-size anomalies today Read article: Microwave anomalies strengthen the case for loop quantum cosmology, say physicists
Nuclear fusion Research update New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators Research could take us one step closer to clean fusion energy Read article: New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators
Materials Research update Artificial spider web gets an ionic boost Self-cleaning synthetic structures work using static electricity Read article: Artificial spider web gets an ionic boost
Neural engineering Research update Sidestepping the side effects of neurostimulation Identifying the mechanism behind treatment-limiting side effects should improve the effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation Read article: Sidestepping the side effects of neurostimulation
Particle and nuclear Research update First ‘open flavour’ tetraquark is spotted by LHCb at CERN Exotic hadron does not have charm or beauty quark–antiquark pairs Read article: First ‘open flavour’ tetraquark is spotted by LHCb at CERN
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