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
Biophysics Research update Non-destructive electron microscopy maps amino acids A new electron microscopy technique could enable researchers to map out different isotopes in amino acids Read article: Non-destructive electron microscopy maps amino acids
Climate Research update Best predictions of winter gas demand are written on the wind Pressure forecasts beat temperature at forecasting heating use Read article: Best predictions of winter gas demand are written on the wind
Diagnostic imaging Research update Academic paediatric facilities deliver lower dose during CT exams Academic paediatric CT facilities may employ scanning protocols designed for children that deliver lower radiation dose when imaging children Read article: Academic paediatric facilities deliver lower dose during CT exams
2D materials Research update Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments Three simultaneous reports of moiré excitons in twisted bilayer transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices open up new fundamental physics and application opportunities with these structures Read article: Twistronics lights up with moiré exciton experiments
Emerging therapies Research update Focused ultrasound releases cancer drugs on target Modelling the parameters required for focused ultrasound to release drugs from liposomes may remove the need for real-time thermometry Read article: Focused ultrasound releases cancer drugs on target
Condensed matter Research update X-rays suggest lower-mantle magma could be stabilized by heavy elements New technique probes structure of materials under high pressures Read article: X-rays suggest lower-mantle magma could be stabilized by heavy elements
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