Cryosphere Research update Svalbard freezes as Arctic warms More rain means thicker ice under winter snowpack Read article: Svalbard freezes as Arctic warms
Radiotherapy Research update Resting-state fMRI fine tunes brain radiotherapy plans Incorporating resting-state functional MRI data into radiotherapy planning could reduce cognitive impairment after brain irradiation Read article: Resting-state fMRI fine tunes brain radiotherapy plans
Quantum Research update Single-photon exchange confirmed over record-breaking distance of 20,000 km Demonstration could lead to satellite quantum communications on a global scale Read article: Single-photon exchange confirmed over record-breaking distance of 20,000 km
Atmosphere Research update TROPOMI finds source of pollutants Sentinel 5 Precursor tracks gases such as nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide Read article: TROPOMI finds source of pollutants
Biomedical devices Research update Clinical trial to develop breath test for multiple cancers Examining exhaled breath for multiple cancer biomarkers could pave the way for a universal breath test Read article: Clinical trial to develop breath test for multiple cancers
Acoustics Research update Holographic acoustic tweezers could be used to create 3D displays Algorithm controls the phase of 256 loudspeakers Read article: Holographic acoustic tweezers could be used to create 3D displays
Magnetism and spin Research update Quantum spin liquid state pathway emerges Studies of new kagome lattice materials provide insights into the transitions between quantum spin liquids and magnetically ordered states Read article: Quantum spin liquid state pathway emerges
Planetary science Research update Helium-3 could be bound-up with iron and oxygen deep within the Earth Rare compound could exist at temperatures and pressures found at the core–mantle boundary Read article: Helium-3 could be bound-up with iron and oxygen deep within the Earth
Nuclear medicine Research update Open-field PET enables brain scans of rats in motion Motion-compensated PET enables simultaneous brain imaging and behaviour analysis in unrestrained small animals Read article: Open-field PET enables brain scans of rats in motion
Cosmology Research update Our universe has antimatter partner on the other side of the Big Bang, say physicists An “antiuniverse” where time runs backwards and antimatter dominates would naturally explain the existence of dark matter Read article: Our universe has antimatter partner on the other side of the Big Bang, say physicists