Diagnostic imaging Research update MRI reveals molecular composition of the brain Quantitative MR images of the brain can distinguish molecular signs of normal aging from early signs of disease Read article: MRI reveals molecular composition of the brain
Biomaterials Research update Quantum approach reveals faster protein folding New work could help in the development of protein engineering technologies and in the design of protein-based nanodevices Read article: Quantum approach reveals faster protein folding
Optics and photonics Research update Light–matter interactions take strange new turn Physicists puzzle over finding that light hitting a metal surface can make free electrons travel backwards, but only under certain conditions Read article: Light–matter interactions take strange new turn
Nuclear medicine Research update Flexible PET scanner aims to lower cost of PET/MRI The mobile fxPET scanner could provide more affordable, more versatile fused PET and MR imaging Read article: Flexible PET scanner aims to lower cost of PET/MRI
Quantum Research update Quantum teleportation moves into the third dimension Result is a vital step in the bid to teleport the entire quantum state of a particle Read article: Quantum teleportation moves into the third dimension
Diagnostic imaging Research update Raman spectroscopy lines up for thyroid cancer diagnosis Using Raman spectroscopy to identify cancerous thyroid cells could help avoid invasive procedures currently employed to diagnose thyroid cancer Read article: Raman spectroscopy lines up for thyroid cancer diagnosis
Devices and structures Research update Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging Researchers 3D print lenses that provide a low-cost solution to avoid aberrations caused by the skull Read article: Holographic lenses focus ultrasound for brain imaging
Climate Research update US risk of ‘heat disasters’ intensifies Climate change and increased reliance on air con raise danger of death during power failures Read article: US risk of ‘heat disasters’ intensifies
Radiotherapy Research update FLASH radiotherapy: from preclinical promise to the first human treatment Could irradiation at ultrahigh dose rates provide the next leap forward in cancer therapy? Read article: FLASH radiotherapy: from preclinical promise to the first human treatment
Devices and structures Research update Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too Devices containing perovskites as charge carrier transporting layers could be used to make affordable displays with improved viewing angles Read article: Thick OLEDs can have high light-emitting efficiencies too
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