Diagnostic imaging Research update Polymer dots image deep into the brain Polymer dots enable in vivo multiphoton fluorescence imaging of structures deep in the brains of mice Read article: Polymer dots image deep into the brain
Radiotherapy Research update Raman spectroscopy predicts radiation resistance Raman spectroscopy is emerging as a simple, effective and non-invasive tool for determining a tumour's radiation sensitivity Read article: Raman spectroscopy predicts radiation resistance
Acoustics Research update Calculations provide insight into why sound waves carry ‘negative mass’ Physicists still puzzled about how effect can occur in solids Read article: Calculations provide insight into why sound waves carry ‘negative mass’
2D materials Research update Thermal transport goes ballistic across 2D thin films Unexpected result will have implications for electronic device cooling Read article: Thermal transport goes ballistic across 2D thin films
Dark matter and energy Research update Evidence for dark matter could be trapped in ancient rocks Thousands of interactions could be spotted in one cubic centimetre of rock Read article: Evidence for dark matter could be trapped in ancient rocks
2D materials Research update Nanocrystals show near-perfect photoluminescence New photothermal threshold quantum yield measurements reveal near-unity light emission for CdSe quantum dots Read article: Nanocrystals show near-perfect photoluminescence
Climate Research update Climate change could allow disease-carrying mosquitoes to spread across Western Europe Yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue and Zika could become more common in the UK and other northerly countries Read article: Climate change could allow disease-carrying mosquitoes to spread across Western Europe
Biomedical devices Research update 3D printed piezoelectric materials line up for medical applications A 3D printing technique for producing flexible sheets of piezoelectric materials could usher in a new era for medical devices Read article: 3D printed piezoelectric materials line up for medical applications
Climate Research update Young forests use carbon most effectively As greenhouse-gas consumers, young forests use carbon more industriously in the temperate and cool zones than older forests Read article: Young forests use carbon most effectively
Devices and structures Research update Multipole magnetic tweezers measure organelle mechanical properties Nanobots could help diagnose and treat cancer Read article: Multipole magnetic tweezers measure organelle mechanical properties