Ultracold matter Research update Quantum effects seen in collisions of ultracold ions and atoms Buffer gas cooling could lead to atom-ion Feshbach resonances Read article: Quantum effects seen in collisions of ultracold ions and atoms
Particle and nuclear Research update Physicists place stringent limits on the neutron electric dipole moment Researchers see no sign of charge imbalance in the neutron Read article: Physicists place stringent limits on the neutron electric dipole moment
Diagnostic imaging Research update CT traces disease progression in novel coronavirus Ongoing investigation characterizes the most common CT findings associated with 2019-nCoV and identifies possible markers of disease progression Read article: CT traces disease progression in novel coronavirus
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Terahertz waves create short and stable electron pulses New generation technique could improve our understanding of ultrafast processes in matter Read article: Terahertz waves create short and stable electron pulses
Condensed matter Research update Introducing the π-ton, which could be the newest known quasiparticle State arises via interactions between electron-hole pairs Read article: Introducing the π-ton, which could be the newest known quasiparticle
Biofabrication Research update Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing Box-shaped 3D tissue scaffolds cause human macrophages to switch into a pro-healing type, for use in biomaterial-based wound dressings Read article: Precision scaffolds tailor biomaterials to promote wound healing
Diagnostic imaging Research update Magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers A new hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI technique could identify the optimal treatment for individual breast cancer patients Read article: Magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers
2D materials Research update Touch-responsive indium tin oxide is very thin and flexible Normally brittle material can be rolled up like a tube Read article: Touch-responsive indium tin oxide is very thin and flexible
Radiotherapy Research update Tiny inorganic scintillator offers high-resolution radiotherapy dosimetry With its minute sensitive volume, the new device achieves the high spatial resolution required for external and internal dosimetry in small-field radiotherapy Read article: Tiny inorganic scintillator offers high-resolution radiotherapy dosimetry
Mathematics and computation Research update Classical time crystals could exist in nature, say physicists Computer simulations show coupled oscillators behave as "activated time crystals" Read article: Classical time crystals could exist in nature, say physicists
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