Nanomaterials Research update New nanocarbon hits the scene Identical phenine nanotube structures may bring insights into pore chemistry and its role in fundamental processes Read article: New nanocarbon hits the scene
Devices and structures Research update Scalable wearable piezoelectric materials prove elementary Tellurium nanowires make nanomanufactured cardiac monitors feasible Read article: Scalable wearable piezoelectric materials prove elementary
Biomedical devices Research update Optogenetics implant is good news for incontinent rats LED-based system could also treat conditions of the digestive tract Read article: Optogenetics implant is good news for incontinent rats
Climate Research update Winters are ‘getting sick’ Decline of snowpack in California Sierra could dry out reservoirs and exacerbate forest fires Read article: Winters are ‘getting sick’
Advanced materials Research update Measuring local invariants in topological materials Optical resonator experiments shed more light on these technologically important structures Read article: Measuring local invariants in topological materials
Neural engineering Research update Optical technology watches nerve cells fire A rapid, non-invasive optical technique can visualize the electrical activity of nerve cells Read article: Optical technology watches nerve cells fire
Astronomy and space Research update Dying star sheds light on spin of supermassive black hole Mystery object close to black hole could be devouring stellar remnant Read article: Dying star sheds light on spin of supermassive black hole
Biophysics Research update 3D human atrial model enables study of heart function Engineered human heart tissue may provide a useful model for evaluating cardiac disease mechanisms and drug development Read article: 3D human atrial model enables study of heart function
Low-temperature physics Research update Ultracold neutral plasma could simulate the interior of stars and planets Lasers ionize strontium gas and then cool it to 50 mK Read article: Ultracold neutral plasma could simulate the interior of stars and planets
Advanced materials Research update Topological quantum materials switch up a gear Incident terahertz light allows ultrafast switching between topological Weyl semimetal phases in WTe2 Read article: Topological quantum materials switch up a gear