Climate Research update Importing maize stabilizes prices at home Policy could offset greater yield variability due to climate change Read article: Importing maize stabilizes prices at home
Devices and structures Research update Transistor-based DNA sensor detects Down syndrome New device could make for a highly sensitive non-invasive test that is fast, simple and cost-effective Read article: Transistor-based DNA sensor detects Down syndrome
Diagnostic imaging Research update Solar power brings medical imaging to Himalayan villages Solar-powered sonography can enhance medical care in some of the most isolated and inaccessible communities in the world Read article: Solar power brings medical imaging to Himalayan villages
Low-temperature physics Research update Self-propulsion of inverse Leidenfrost droplets explained by physicists Effect could be used to freeze and transport biological materials Read article: Self-propulsion of inverse Leidenfrost droplets explained by physicists
2D materials Research update Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials Algorithm could help increase the number of known topological materials from a few hundred to thousands Read article: Symmetry indicators unearth new topological materials
Biomedical devices Research update Non-contact technique measures vital signs in conscious small animals A non-invasive sensing technique can monitor respiration and heartbeat in small conscious animals, including mammals, birds, tortoises and fish Read article: Non-contact technique measures vital signs in conscious small animals
Quantum Research update Diamond spins come into focus using new measurement technique Electronic detection method could read-out entangled nitrogen vacancies Read article: Diamond spins come into focus using new measurement technique
2D materials Research update Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks New ultralight hexagonal boron nitride material could be used in extreme-temperature applications such as spacecraft Read article: Superinsulating aerogel resists mechanical and thermal shocks
Climate Research update Food webs alter as warmer seas change colour Reflected sunlight tells a story: one of deeper shading in an ever-warmer ocean. That is because climate change will also alter green growth in the high seas Read article: Food webs alter as warmer seas change colour
Catalysis and chemistry Research update Computational methods lead researchers to more precise chemistry Chemoinformatics provides scientists with details about structure-activity relationships useful in catalysis Read article: Computational methods lead researchers to more precise chemistry