Environment and energy Research update Stiffer road surfaces could cut greenhouse-gas emissions Carbon nanotubes could reduce road deformation by heavy vehicles Read article: Stiffer road surfaces could cut greenhouse-gas emissions
Biomedical devices Research update Transabdominal oximetry offers non-invasive monitor of foetal health Reimagination of the technology in a watch’s heart-rate monitor has the potential to support safer childbirth Read article: Transabdominal oximetry offers non-invasive monitor of foetal health
Emerging therapies Research update Advanced MRI methods guide treatments of tremor Developments in MRI techniques could improve the outcomes of high-intensity focused ultrasound treatments of essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease Read article: Advanced MRI methods guide treatments of tremor
Nanomaterials Research update Quantum dots help preserve historic limestone monuments Stonework reinforcement can be monitored using fluorescence Read article: Quantum dots help preserve historic limestone monuments
Catalysis and chemistry Research update Light-activated catalysts make nearly perfect water-splitters A new model system based on strontium titanate has an external quantum efficiency of 96% for near-ultraviolet light Read article: Light-activated catalysts make nearly perfect water-splitters
Materials Research update From virus spikes to narwhal tusks, physicists discover universal design for stingers Study could lead to better artificial spikes Read article: From virus spikes to narwhal tusks, physicists discover universal design for stingers
Diagnostic imaging Research update ‘Multifaceted radiomics’ predicts cancer metastasis risk A machine-learning-based approach effectively combines images from different modalities to classify patients with head-and-neck cancer Read article: ‘Multifaceted radiomics’ predicts cancer metastasis risk
Particles and interactions Research update Four-charm tetraquark has been spotted at CERN LHCb experiment discovers another exotic hadron Read article: Four-charm tetraquark has been spotted at CERN
Quantum Research update LIGO reveals quantum correlations at work in mirrors weighing tens of kilograms Result points to lower noise limit for gravitational-wave detectors Read article: LIGO reveals quantum correlations at work in mirrors weighing tens of kilograms
Diagnostic imaging Research update HOT technique produces clear 3D images of biological structures Harmonic optical tomography, a new type of nonlinear microscopy, can rapidly produce 3D images of biological samples Read article: HOT technique produces clear 3D images of biological structures
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