Particle and nuclear Research update Tritium and helium targets shed light on three-nucleon interactions Study of small nuclei could help us understand neutron stars Read article: Tritium and helium targets shed light on three-nucleon interactions
Quantum Research update Quantum thermochemical engine could achieve high power with near-maximum efficiency Otto engine design uses Bose gas as a working fluid and exchanges particles as well as heat with reservoirs Read article: Quantum thermochemical engine could achieve high power with near-maximum efficiency
Medical physics Research update Deep-learning model outperforms cardiologists in identifying hidden heart disease AI model analyses electrocardiogram traces to flag patients at high risk of structural heart disease Read article: Deep-learning model outperforms cardiologists in identifying hidden heart disease
Mathematics and computation Research update Feynman diagrams provide insight into quasiparticles in solids Monte Carlo method combines billions of diagrams related to polarons Read article: Feynman diagrams provide insight into quasiparticles in solids
Stars and solar physics Research update Too-close exoplanet triggers flares from host star New observations are the first direct evidence of planets influencing their stars rather than just passively orbiting them Read article: Too-close exoplanet triggers flares from host star
Water Research update Global ocean simulations examine tritium release from Fukushima Model reveals that tritium in treated water discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi reactor has negligible impact on tritium concentration in the ocean Read article: Global ocean simulations examine tritium release from Fukushima
Diagnostic imaging Research update Optical imaging probe designed to increase safety and efficacy of glioblastoma surgery Novel imaging probe combines a long-chain fatty acid with a near-infrared dye to improve intraoperative visualization of brain tumour margins Read article: Optical imaging probe designed to increase safety and efficacy of glioblastoma surgery
Atomic and molecular Research update Quantum control of individual antiprotons puts the Standard Model to the test Experiment could help reveal why there is so little antimatter in the universe Read article: Quantum control of individual antiprotons puts the Standard Model to the test
Detectors and sensors Research update Stacked perovskite photodetector outperforms conventional silicon image sensors New device could lead to sensitive, artefact-free imaging with improved colour fidelity Read article: Stacked perovskite photodetector outperforms conventional silicon image sensors
Quantum Research update Physicists turn atomic motion from a nuisance to a resource New "erasure correction cooling" method stores quantum information in atoms’ motional states Read article: Physicists turn atomic motion from a nuisance to a resource
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