Nanomaterials Research update Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets Nanotechnology from the nineteenth century could help in the development of plasmonic colour printing technologies of the future Read article: Daguerreotypes reveal their plasmonic secrets
Instrumentation and measurement Research update ‘Little Big Coil’ creates record-breaking continuous magnetic field Compact high-temperature superconductor magnet reaches 45.5 T Read article: ‘Little Big Coil’ creates record-breaking continuous magnetic field
Diagnostic imaging Research update Miniature probe measures tissue health deep inside the lung A tiny fibre probe can measure key indicators of tissue damage at previously inaccessible sites Read article: Miniature probe measures tissue health deep inside the lung
Condensed matter Research update Soliton gas is created in the lab using colliding water waves Wave-tank experiment could boost our understanding of waves in a variety of media Read article: Soliton gas is created in the lab using colliding water waves
Ecosystems Research update Conservation payments reduce deforestation on land next door Pilot project with indigenous communities in Amazon has minimal impact on area inside scheme Read article: Conservation payments reduce deforestation on land next door
Radiotherapy Research update Fast-switched dual-energy fluoroscopy tracks tumours during radiotherapy Fast-kV switching dual-energy fluoroscopy can improve the accuracy of markerless tumour tracking during lung radiotherapy Read article: Fast-switched dual-energy fluoroscopy tracks tumours during radiotherapy
Materials Research update Magnetic topological insulator goes clean Researchers have made the first ever intrinsically magnetic topological insulator in the laboratory Read article: Magnetic topological insulator goes clean
Neural engineering Research update AI predicts coma outcome from EEG trace A machine learning algorithm can read electroencephalograms as well as clinicians Read article: AI predicts coma outcome from EEG trace
Biophysics Research update Reduced adhesion between tissues could create microscopic tumours Mechanics study boosts our understanding tumour evolution Read article: Reduced adhesion between tissues could create microscopic tumours
Advanced materials Research update X-ray diffraction reveals switching mechanism in phase-change materials New observations will be important for designing improved PCMs in the future for next-generation non-volatile memories Read article: X-ray diffraction reveals switching mechanism in phase-change materials