Cryosphere Research update Sea level rise may double forecast for 2100 Scientists say global sea level rise could far exceed predictions because of faster melting in Greenland and Antarctica Read article: Sea level rise may double forecast for 2100
Biophysics and bioengineering Research update Does the brain awaken via a continuous phase transition? Study of electrical activity pinpoints critical point in neuronal behaviour Read article: Does the brain awaken via a continuous phase transition?
Biophysics Research update Seeing cancer in a new light: creating an atlas of blood flow in tumour tissue Researchers use tumour images to develop a computer model revealing the complex details of blood flow in breast cancer tissue Read article: Seeing cancer in a new light: creating an atlas of blood flow in tumour tissue
Renewables Research update Climate change could boost wind power in Texas Rising wind speeds may generate more – and cheaper – renewable electricity Read article: Climate change could boost wind power in Texas
Devices and structures Research update Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture Rapid high temperature treatment could help flexible porous materials remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere Read article: Metal organic frameworks stiffen up for improved CO2 capture
Devices and structures Research update Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching All-optical technique could help in the development of more energy-efficient data storage devices and superfast computers Read article: Terahertz light pulses speed up spin switching
Medical physics Research update Job-exposure matrix sheds light on plutonium workers’ radiation exposure A job-exposure matrix built for early plutonium workers at Sellafield produces more reliable radiation exposure estimates for epidemiological research Read article: Job-exposure matrix sheds light on plutonium workers’ radiation exposure
Radiotherapy Research update The MR-linac: initial clinical experience Uwe Oelfke from The Royal Marsden/ICR discusses the first MR-linac treatments and the benefits that MRI guidance brings to radiotherapy Read article: The MR-linac: initial clinical experience
Acoustics Research update Vibrations guide tiny glass beads through an underwater maze New spin on the Chladni plate could have medical and biological applications Read article: Vibrations guide tiny glass beads through an underwater maze
Biophysics Research update Human immunity is perhaps a touchy-feely process Cells that are important in orchestrating the immune response are sensitive to mechanical cues, in a complex way Read article: Human immunity is perhaps a touchy-feely process