Climate Research update Climate crisis needs radical food changes From farm to fork, agriculture fuels global heating. Can the world eat well, but stay a little cooler? That will need radical food changes Read article: Climate crisis needs radical food changes
Diagnostic imaging Research update Innovation: patent applications review A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging Read article: Innovation: patent applications review
2D materials Research update Superconductivity signatures seen in trilayer graphene Moiré superlattice material could be the ideal platform in which to study strong correlated physics Read article: Superconductivity signatures seen in trilayer graphene
Thin films and coatings Research update Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars New proposal is radically different to previous ideas to make the Red Planet habitable Read article: Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars
Renewables Research update Solar panel generates fresh water and electricity Waste heat is used to desalinate sea water Read article: Solar panel generates fresh water and electricity
Neural engineering Research update Prosthetic hand controls finger motion with high accuracy and minimal training An upper-arm amputee has successfully used a prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand to perform a series of intricate finger motions Read article: Prosthetic hand controls finger motion with high accuracy and minimal training
Radiotherapy Research update Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy benefits metastatic lung cancer patients Two studies reveal the potential of combining ablative radiotherapy with immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer Read article: Immunotherapy plus radiotherapy benefits metastatic lung cancer patients
Quantum mechanics Research update Arrow of time points forward in quantum systems Second law of thermodynamics holds at the microscopic scale Read article: Arrow of time points forward in quantum systems
Cryosphere Research update When is Arctic ice like a magnet? Ising model of ferromagnet phase transitions also works for melt pond patterns on sea-ice Read article: When is Arctic ice like a magnet?
Radiotherapy Research update AI framework uses medical images to individualize radiotherapy dose An image-based artificial intelligence framework predicts a personalized radiation dose that minimizes the risk of treatment failure Read article: AI framework uses medical images to individualize radiotherapy dose