Nanomaterials Research update Upconverting nanoparticles allow mice to see in infrared The technique could help advance night vision technologies Read article: Upconverting nanoparticles allow mice to see in infrared
Biomedical devices Research update Portable fluorometer detects breast cancer cells An inexpensive portable fluorometer detects fluorescently-labelled breast cancer cells Read article: Portable fluorometer detects breast cancer cells
Climate Research update What are the health risks of warming at 1.5 °C, 2 °C and more? We need to prepare our health systems to manage changes in the magnitude and pattern of climate-sensitive health outcomes as climate changes, says Kristie Ebi Read article: What are the health risks of warming at 1.5 °C, 2 °C and more?
Polymers Research update Bio-based monomers help upcycle plastic bottles New technique could help with the serious problem of ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste Read article: Bio-based monomers help upcycle plastic bottles
Biomaterials Research update New hydrogel stiffens and softens like a natural muscle Material could play a role in creating artificial tissues and organs Read article: New hydrogel stiffens and softens like a natural muscle
Biomedical devices Research update Virtual lens enhances X-ray microscopy Fourier ptychography using X-rays yields absorption and phase-contrast information as well as higher resolution images Read article: Virtual lens enhances X-ray microscopy
Climate Research update Carbon rise could cause cloud tipping point The planet’s temperature could zoom in an ever more greenhouse world, as researchers identify a dangerous possible cloud tipping point Read article: Carbon rise could cause cloud tipping point
Biomaterials Research update Plant genetic engineering goes nano Carbon nanotubes can be used as tools to more easily deliver genes into plant cell nuclei and chloroplasts Read article: Plant genetic engineering goes nano
Lasers Research update Optical frequency comb fits in your back pocket Tiny device offers low power consumption by using ultralow-loss microresonator Read article: Optical frequency comb fits in your back pocket
Materials Research update Ubiquity of topological materials revealed in catalogues containing thousands of substances Large numbers of potential topological insulators and semimetals identified by computational searches Read article: Ubiquity of topological materials revealed in catalogues containing thousands of substances