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
Biomaterials Research update 3D bioprinting creates collagen to rebuild hearts “FRESH” technique can produce complex anatomical structures as well as functioning tissues Read article: 3D bioprinting creates collagen to rebuild hearts
Climate Research update How can China and Europe become low-carbon leaders? Austrians assess investment boosts needed to quell climate change Read article: How can China and Europe become low-carbon leaders?
Imaging Research update Speckle patterns reveal coloured objects behind a near-opaque surface Technique could be used in fields such as astronomy and healthcare to collect accurate spectra from speckle images Read article: Speckle patterns reveal coloured objects behind a near-opaque surface
Radiotherapy Research update Instantaneous brain irradiation limits cognitive impairment Avoiding neuroinflammation caused by conventional dose-rate irradiation is key to minimizing brain damage in ultrarapid FLASH radiotherapy in mice Read article: Instantaneous brain irradiation limits cognitive impairment
Quantum Research update Quantum microphone detects the presence of phonons An experiment that combines a superconducting qubit with a piezoelectric resonator can detect multiple phonons at the same time Read article: Quantum microphone detects the presence of phonons
Stars and solar physics Research update Optical tomography brings exploding stars into view A new optical spectroscopy method could offer fresh insights into models that describe the formation and evolution of type Ia supernovae Read article: Optical tomography brings exploding stars into view
2D materials Research update Direct measurements probe the state of magic-angle twisted graphene Capacitance measurements and scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy images provide a deeper understanding of electron behaviour in twisted bilayer graphene Read article: Direct measurements probe the state of magic-angle twisted graphene