Climate Research update South Asian monsoon ‘predictable’ one year in advance Farmers could benefit from comparison of statistical forecasts Read article: South Asian monsoon ‘predictable’ one year in advance
Biophysics Research update Entropy plays an important role in how living cells form tissues Experiments and simulations could provide insights into how cancer progresses Read article: Entropy plays an important role in how living cells form tissues
Emerging therapies Research update Transcranial ultrasound opens a pathway through the blood–brain barrier Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery opens new avenues for treatment of early-stage Parkinson's disease Read article: Transcranial ultrasound opens a pathway through the blood–brain barrier
Biomaterials Research update Complex tooth development is explained by simple diffusion-limited growth A new computational model can predict the growth of mammalian tooth enamel Read article: Complex tooth development is explained by simple diffusion-limited growth
Biomaterials Research update Polar bears inspire insulating aerogel New biomimetic super-elastic, lightweight carbon-tube-based material is based on a hollow hair microstructure Read article: Polar bears inspire insulating aerogel
Biomaterials Research update Nanocrystals give dragonfish their transparent teeth Tiny rod-like structures minimize Rayleigh scattering Read article: Nanocrystals give dragonfish their transparent teeth
Diagnostic imaging Research update Ultrasound elastography is a quick and non-invasive way to spot kidney failure Nuclear medicine gives a more accurate diagnosis of kidney disease, but shear wave velocity provides a reliable, affordable and easily measured proxy Read article: Ultrasound elastography is a quick and non-invasive way to spot kidney failure
Climate Research update Compound heat waves have double impact US scientists on a double whammy: rising mercury, followed swiftly by more of the same Read article: Compound heat waves have double impact
Earth sciences Research update Three earthquake laws are reproduced in the lab Experiment could help unravel the complexity of seismic events Read article: Three earthquake laws are reproduced in the lab
2D materials Research update Perovskites a single crystal unit thick stand free Researchers overturn previous conclusions that free-standing perovskite must be at least five layers thick Read article: Perovskites a single crystal unit thick stand free