Double-slit interference boosts resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
Technique probes symmetry and character of electronic states of solids
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Implantable device shows potential as epilepsy treatment
An implantable device that delivers therapeutic protein into the brain reduces seizures by 93% in epileptic rats
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Multiple excitons make a surprise appearance in 2D hybrid perovskites
The discovery of excitons with distinct properties in hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites could open the door to tunable electronic devices
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Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ water crisis due to migrating moisture corridor
Analysis highlights vulnerability of dry regions to climate change
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Free-falling liquid spontaneously forms antispiral cascades
Spirals rotating inwards rather than outwards have been observed in a viscous liquid flowing through holes in a circular plate
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Brillouin scattering reveals tumour dynamics
Measurements of scattered light, which depend on mechanical properties, could be used to characterize a tumour's metastatic potential and therapy response
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Chirality measurements speed up
New real-time deep-UV technique could be important for improved drug development and applications in medicine
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Intensity-modulated protons reduce side effects of whole-brain radiotherapy
Intensity-modulated proton therapy can spare the hippocampus during whole-brain irradiation and minimize treatment-related cognitive decline
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Carbon cycle changes
2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report looks at North America’s sinks and sources
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Negative capacitance appears in ferroelectric materials
New verification of a fundamental theory could help improve the energy efficiency of electronic devices
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