Gravity Research update Classical gravity may entangle matter, new study claims Surprising result could guide searches for quantum gravity Read article: Classical gravity may entangle matter, new study claims
Biomedical devices Research update Microbubbles power soft, programmable artificial muscles Ultrasound-activated microbubble arrays create flexible actuators for applications ranging from soft robotics to minimally invasive surgery Read article: Microbubbles power soft, programmable artificial muscles
Advanced materials Research update Twistelastics controls how mechanical waves move in metamaterials New technique could deliver reconfigurable phononic devices with myriad applications Read article: Twistelastics controls how mechanical waves move in metamaterials
Superconductivity Research update Ternary hydride shows signs of room-temperature superconductivity at high pressures New alloy is made by doping scandium into the well-known La-H binary system Read article: Ternary hydride shows signs of room-temperature superconductivity at high pressures
Diagnostic imaging Research update Ultrasound probe maps real-time blood flow across entire organs Multi-lens array probe visualizes the micro-vasculature of entire large organs without compromising image resolution or frame rate Read article: Ultrasound probe maps real-time blood flow across entire organs
Gravity Research update Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons Gravitational waves confirm predictions of Einstein and Kerr Read article: Rapidly spinning black holes put new limit on ultralight bosons
Optical components Research update Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging Laser scanning microscopy using a fluid-based prism to steer the light could help researchers learn more about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease Read article: Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging
Particles and interactions Research update Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams Research could lead to ultracompact muon sources for applications such as tomography Read article: Portable source could produce high-energy muon beams
Planetary science Research update Young rogue planet grows like a star Telescope observations reveal material accreting onto the planet Cha1107-7626 in a way that resembles the infancy of stars Read article: Young rogue planet grows like a star
Quantum Research update Quantum fluids mix like oil and water Rayleigh–Taylor instability responsible for mushroom clouds appears in a two-component BEC Read article: Quantum fluids mix like oil and water
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