Nanomedicine Research update Nanoplates tag neuroblastoma to guide tumour surgery Nanoplates conjugated with RVG peptides that target neuroblastoma in vivo help guide surgical excision Read article: Nanoplates tag neuroblastoma to guide tumour surgery
Climate Research update Food shocks increase as world warms Heat extremes harm harvests. So do floods, drought and high winds. Climate change spurs food shocks that threaten the supper table Read article: Food shocks increase as world warms
Biomaterials Research update Interfacial fluid transport is the trick to better biomedical devices New insights into how hydrogels stick to living tissues could help improve bioadhesive strategies Read article: Interfacial fluid transport is the trick to better biomedical devices
Polymers Research update Broken shoes and tyres could be history thanks to new materials that repair themselves Novel elastomer that rapidly self-heals can be quickly printed in 3D Read article: Broken shoes and tyres could be history thanks to new materials that repair themselves
Diagnostic imaging Research update Imaging detects signs of consciousness after brain damage Functional MRI detects brain signal patterns indicative of consciousness, in unconscious individuals Read article: Imaging detects signs of consciousness after brain damage
Climate Research update Trees dying younger in Canada too Fastest-growing trees in boreal forest show biggest decline in lifetime Read article: Trees dying younger in Canada too
Mathematics and computation Research update ‘Squeezed thermal states’ could make computers more energy-efficient Synchronizing computer operations to thermal fluctuations could beat the Landauer limit Read article: ‘Squeezed thermal states’ could make computers more energy-efficient
Nanomaterials Research update Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both Highly porous and flexible inorganic nanomaterial could find use in applications such as sensors, microfluidic devices and microrobotics Read article: Hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Aero-gallium nitride is both
Diagnostic imaging Research update Dual detector combines nuclear and fluoroscopic imaging Hybrid anatomy--activity images can be acquired in real-time, allowing more efficient and effective interventions Read article: Dual detector combines nuclear and fluoroscopic imaging
Quantum Research update Quantum thermometer could probe Bose–Einstein condensates without destroying them Proposed technique could boost quantum simulations Read article: Quantum thermometer could probe Bose–Einstein condensates without destroying them
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