A synthetic optoelectronic synaptic transistor produces artificial muscle contraction when triggered by pulses of light
Read article: Synthetic synapse uses light to contract artificial muscle
Technique could be used to create tuneable liquid lenses
Read article: How to make square-shaped droplets
Recent melting of Greenland’s icecap has been more intense than ever, and all the signs are that it could get worse
Read article: Greenland’s icecap melt picks up speed
Innovative device comprises an optical coherence tomography camera and could help reduce the risk of fatal haemorrhaging during neurosurgery
Read article: Biopsy needle makes brain surgery safer
A fully-automatic deep-learning algorithm can estimate the gestational age of premature infants via smartphone lens imaging
Read article: Deep-learning algorithm estimates gestational age from smartphone images
Clever use of a liquid crystal confirms decades-old prediction
Read article: Tiny Casimir torque is measured at long last
A time-of-flight PET/MRI technique produces diagnostic-quality images of breast cancers using as little as 10% of the conventional tracer dose
Read article: TOF PET/MRI reduces dose for breast cancer detection
Satisfying human needs instead of economic growth could cut carbon emissions
Read article: Can ‘living well’ stop climate change?
Researchers discover a whole class of Möbius Kaleidocycles, hinged geometries that share the topology of a Mӧbius band and a previously uniquely limited range of mobility
Read article: Twisted linkage geometries hint at new organic chemistry
New fabrication technique could boost optical computing
Read article: Doughnut waveguide preserves twisted light
