Materials Research update Liquefied gas electrolyte improves lithium-ion anodes It also withstands temperatures down to –60 °C and prevents the all-important problem of dendrite formation Read article: Liquefied gas electrolyte improves lithium-ion anodes
Condensed matter Research update Has metallic hydrogen been made at long last? Physicists in France claim convincing evidence for the elusive transition Read article: Has metallic hydrogen been made at long last?
Emerging therapies Research update Nanoparticle-mediated microdynamic therapy selectively kills cancer cells Titanium dioxide nanoparticles stimulated by microwaves can be used to selectively kill cancer cells Read article: Nanoparticle-mediated microdynamic therapy selectively kills cancer cells
Astroparticle physics Research update Cosmic gamma-ray energy record shattered by high-altitude observatory ASgamma experiment sheds light on how pulsars act as particle accelerators Read article: Cosmic gamma-ray energy record shattered by high-altitude observatory
Water Research update Ancient water-saving can help modern Peru Ancient water-saving methods may help Lima, Peru’s capital, through its water crisis, caused by climate change and population growth Read article: Ancient water-saving can help modern Peru
Catalysis and chemistry Research update Multishelled fullerenes beat graphene at catalysing water splitting Enhanced electric fields at curved carbon structures makes them better catalysts Read article: Multishelled fullerenes beat graphene at catalysing water splitting
Nuclear medicine Research update Immuno-PET could aid patients with inflammatory diseases Preclinical study demonstrates how immuno-PET could become an effective tool in assessing inflammatory bowel disease Read article: Immuno-PET could aid patients with inflammatory diseases
Optics and photonics Research update Compact camera measures light polarization in full New device uses nanostructures to determine all four Stokes parameters Read article: Compact camera measures light polarization in full
Materials Research update Text mining could help in the rational design of new materials A machine-learning algorithm with no training in materials science can unearth hidden knowledge in scientific publications by analysing the semantic relationships between words Read article: Text mining could help in the rational design of new materials
Water Research update Muons highlight rodent holes and flood risk Muography technique previously employed on pyramids turns to river bank stability Read article: Muons highlight rodent holes and flood risk
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