Cosmology Research update Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma Hybrid neutron stars could contain quark-matter cores Read article: Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Biomedical devices Research update Bioimpedance analyser tracks blood redistribution in spinning cosmonauts Bioimpedance analysis can monitor blood circulation changes during rotation on a short-radius centrifuge used to explore artificial gravity Read article: Bioimpedance analyser tracks blood redistribution in spinning cosmonauts
Quantum Research update Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa Everyday materials could take on exotic properties, say physicists Read article: Quantum control using laser light could turn insulators into conductors and vice-versa
Diagnostic imaging Research update MRI monitoring of brain glucose levels may help detect Alzheimer’s disease Dynamic glucose-enhanced MRI detects altered glucose uptake and clearance in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease Read article: MRI monitoring of brain glucose levels may help detect Alzheimer’s disease
Optics and photonics Research update Lidar tracks mosquito behaviour by monitoring wingbeats Laser-based technology can distinguish between male and female insects Read article: Lidar tracks mosquito behaviour by monitoring wingbeats
Nuclear physics Research update Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays “Acoustically induced transparency” created by vibrating solid absorber Read article: Mechanical oscillations cause iron to become transparent to gamma rays
2D materials Research update Graphene joins the fight against COVID-19 Surgical masks coated with the carbon nanomaterial could be made self-cleaning and easily sterilizable Read article: Graphene joins the fight against COVID-19
Earth sciences Research update Tracking elephant rumbles without breaking the bank Low-cost seismo-acoustic device could enable elephant monitoring for ecology and conservation Read article: Tracking elephant rumbles without breaking the bank
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Measuring molecules with nanometre precision Motion-correction technique ramps the resolution of single-molecule localization microscopy twentyfold Read article: Measuring molecules with nanometre precision
Particles and interactions Research update Pions form a new kind of helium Pionic helium exists for long enough to be zapped by lasers, paving the way for more precise measurements of the pion's mass Read article: Pions form a new kind of helium
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