Biomaterials Research update Heat treatment turns melanin into an electrical conductor The pigment might find use in a host of bioelectronics applications Read article: Heat treatment turns melanin into an electrical conductor
Climate Research update Writer’s notes show climate impact on plants The notes left by the US thinker and naturalist known as the sage of Walden Pond have yielded more evidence of climate change Read article: Writer’s notes show climate impact on plants
Dark matter and energy Research update Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter Prototype detector has already put meaningful bounds on dark matter Read article: Superconducting nanowires could shed light on dark matter
Diagnostic imaging Research update Desktop computers can now simulate cardiac activity Simulations that run on graphics processing chips enable high-performance cardiac dynamics modelling on personal computers and cell phones Read article: Desktop computers can now simulate cardiac activity
Biomedical devices Research update Introducing a tiny, wireless, battery-free tissue oxygen sensor A wireless and battery-free oximeter can monitor tissue oxygen levels when implanted in the body, even in deep brain regions Read article: Introducing a tiny, wireless, battery-free tissue oxygen sensor
Pollution Research update Are circular economies the answer? Getting to win-win on pollution and economic development Read article: Are circular economies the answer?
Particles and interactions Research update LHCb bags another pentaquark New particle looks like a meson and baryon bound together Read article: LHCb bags another pentaquark
Thin films and coatings Research update Antimicrobial coating kills multi-resistant pathogens on the ISS AGXX® has been tested on contamination-prone surfaces with success Read article: Antimicrobial coating kills multi-resistant pathogens on the ISS
Nanomedicine Research update Nine nanoparticles for multicolour electron microscopy Nanoparticles with specific emission spectra provide a stepping stone towards labelling multiple proteins for electron microscopy Read article: Nine nanoparticles for multicolour electron microscopy
Atmosphere Research update Billion-volt thunderstorm studied using muons Record-breaking observation could explain high-energy gamma rays seen during storms Read article: Billion-volt thunderstorm studied using muons
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