The "Best in Physics" presentations at the AAPM|COMP Virtual Meeting highlight the conference's top-scoring studies
Read article: Best in physics: multi-target tracking and carotid plaque evaluation
New technique advances our understanding of bone nanostructure and how it relates to bone mechanics and bone disease
Read article: X-rays unearth novel nanofeatures in bone
Device could be used for medical imaging, energy harvesting and virtual reality
Read article: New metasurface lens banishes chromatic aberration
The ROSALIND platform re-engineers biological systems to produce a simple test for 17 different water contaminants
Read article: Biosensor platform promises fast, low-cost detection of water contamination
Hitherto unseen fast-moving "helpers" catalyse many restructuring processes
Read article: Mediator atoms help graphene self-heal
Strength could come at the cost of higher solubility in acid
Read article: Impurities toughen tooth enamel, but could make teeth vulnerable to decay
Single breast cancer cells loaded with radiolabelled nanoparticles and injected into mice can be tracked through the body using PET
Read article: GPS for cancer cells: PET tracks real-time migration of single radiolabelled cells
Micron-sized "armour" protects the materials from damage
Read article: Superhydrophobic surfaces toughen up
New lenses could take large-area, high-resolution biomedical images of tissue
Read article: Photonic nanojet lenses are spun from spider silk
A wireless power transfer system can sustainably power biomedical electronic implants, eliminating the need to surgically change batteries
Read article: External skin patch transfers power to medical implants
