Topological matter Research update Magnetic monopoles found lurking in topological chiral crystals Exotic quantum effects observed in rhodium and cobalt silicides Read article: Magnetic monopoles found lurking in topological chiral crystals
Biophysics Research update Photoswitches selectively activate individual neurons Researchers develop compounds that can control the action of drugs on neurons using infrared light Read article: Photoswitches selectively activate individual neurons
Devices and structures Research update Particle robots mimic biological stochastic processes Robots made from identical, independent units can perform tasks collectively Read article: Particle robots mimic biological stochastic processes
Ecosystems Research update Plants bounce light to forest floor Release of chemicals to change atmosphere boosts understory vegetation Read article: Plants bounce light to forest floor
Imaging Research update High-speed terahertz imaging system uses Rydberg atoms Room-temperature vapour converts terahertz radiation to visible light Read article: High-speed terahertz imaging system uses Rydberg atoms
Optics and photonics Research update Light can behave like a magnet Photons behave like magnetic dipoles at absolute zero temperatures in new quantum simulator Read article: Light can behave like a magnet
Nuclear medicine Research update New PET tracers show immense promise in cancer imaging Radiotracers that target cancer-associated fibroblasts provide a high-quality PET imaging tool for cancer diagnostics Read article: New PET tracers show immense promise in cancer imaging
Devices and structures Research update Computer hardware softens up Researchers develop a digital logic system that has no hard components Read article: Computer hardware softens up
Devices and structures Research update Quantum heat engines beat classical counterparts Researchers experimentally demonstrate enhanced quantum heat engine output and heat machine equivalence using diamond defects Read article: Quantum heat engines beat classical counterparts
Biofabrication Research update Amniotic membrane proves a promising scaffold for cardiac tissue regeneration Human amniotic membrane supports the growth of induced pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation to cardiac muscle cells Read article: Amniotic membrane proves a promising scaffold for cardiac tissue regeneration