Diagnostic imaging Research update A new approach to 3D brain visualization Virtual and augmented reality allow users to visualize and interact with head MRI and CT scans Read article: A new approach to 3D brain visualization
Advanced materials Research update Plastic refrigerant could lead to more environmentally friendly cooling systems Materials displaying "colossal barocaloric effects" could replace hydrofluorocarbons Read article: Plastic refrigerant could lead to more environmentally friendly cooling systems
Devices and structures Research update Optical tweezer helps make phonon laser New device is the first to work in the mesoscopic mass range Read article: Optical tweezer helps make phonon laser
Neural engineering Research update Could light and sound treat Alzheimer’s disease? Visual and auditory pulses trigger brain waves that sweep away disease-related plaques and restore cognitive abilities in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease Read article: Could light and sound treat Alzheimer’s disease?
Climate Research update Mosquito risk to health may double by 2100 As the world warms, the horizons also widen for the mosquito risk to health, putting another billion people in jeopardy Read article: Mosquito risk to health may double by 2100
Business and innovation Research update Jets of air reduce drag on a model car Pulses of air fired from the back of a vehicle could boost fuel efficiency Read article: Jets of air reduce drag on a model car
Biomaterials Research update Bioinspired mechanical gradients make engineered wood Delignified material could be a sustainable alternative to glass fibre composites Read article: Bioinspired mechanical gradients make engineered wood
Radiotherapy Research update PseudoPatient phantom helps bring cranial SRS into the mainstream RTsafe's PseudoPatient phantoms enable patient‐specific quality assurance of complex cranial stereotactic radiosurgery Read article: PseudoPatient phantom helps bring cranial SRS into the mainstream
Nuclear medicine Research update Motion correction enables quantitative PET scans A data-driven algorithm detects body motion during PET scans and performs motion corrected image reconstruction Read article: Motion correction enables quantitative PET scans
Devices and structures Research update Vapour-printed electrodes can monitor plant health on-demand Printing conducting polymers onto growing plants enables the detection of drought stress and UV damage Read article: Vapour-printed electrodes can monitor plant health on-demand