Atmosphere Research update Is Chinese air quality improving? Ground-level measurements show conflicting trends Read article: Is Chinese air quality improving?
Biomedical devices Research update Transient optical sensors monitor brain health before dissolving away Bioresorbable optical sensors inserted in the body during surgery circumvent the need for permanent brain implants and subsequent surgeries to monitor brain health Read article: Transient optical sensors monitor brain health before dissolving away
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnetic field diode is a first, say physicists Rotating cylinder gets around Lorentz reciprocity Read article: Magnetic field diode is a first, say physicists
Nanomaterials Research update Graphene filters go large Perforated membranes made from the carbon sheet might be used to filter drinking water Read article: Graphene filters go large
Diagnostic imaging Research update Artificial intelligence helps reduce gadolinium dose in MR imaging A deep learning algorithm that creates full-dose MR images from low-dose scans could reduce the level of gadolinium needed for high-quality imaging Read article: Artificial intelligence helps reduce gadolinium dose in MR imaging
Climate Research update Vegetation ‘browning’ threatens Arctic carbon balance Climate change damages Arctic plants more than previously thought Read article: Vegetation ‘browning’ threatens Arctic carbon balance
Biomedical devices Research update Soft contact lens has integrated LED microchip and RF antenna Device could be used to treat eye disorders Read article: Soft contact lens has integrated LED microchip and RF antenna
Devices and structures Research update Bioinspired e-skin could help domestic robots sense touch New sensor mimics the dermis-epidermis interface in human skin and can measure the direction of applied pressure in real time Read article: Bioinspired e-skin could help domestic robots sense touch
Biomedical devices Research update Flexible sensor maps blood oxygen levels A flexible patch made from organic LEDs measures reflected light to map oxygen levels in blood Read article: Flexible sensor maps blood oxygen levels
Climate Research update Could an anti-global-warming atmospheric spraying programme really work? Geoengineering by stratospheric aerosol injection possible but unreasonably costly and unlikely to remain secret, study concludes Read article: Could an anti-global-warming atmospheric spraying programme really work?
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