Devices and structures Research update Biopsy needle makes brain surgery safer 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
Diagnostic imaging Research update Deep-learning algorithm estimates gestational age from smartphone images 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
Quantum Research update Tiny Casimir torque is measured at long last Clever use of a liquid crystal confirms decades-old prediction Read article: Tiny Casimir torque is measured at long last
Nuclear medicine Research update TOF PET/MRI reduces dose for breast cancer detection 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
Climate Research update Can ‘living well’ stop climate change? Satisfying human needs instead of economic growth could cut carbon emissions Read article: Can ‘living well’ stop climate change?
Structure and properties Research update Twisted linkage geometries hint at new organic chemistry 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
Optics and photonics Research update Doughnut waveguide preserves twisted light New fabrication technique could boost optical computing Read article: Doughnut waveguide preserves twisted light
2D materials Research update Pristine graphene produces giant photoresponse New finding could be important for developing more efficient and ultrafast photodetectors and perhaps even improved solar panels Read article: Pristine graphene produces giant photoresponse
Biofabrication Research update Life-like airway can be printed on a chip New device contains a network of blood vessels connecting with epithelial cells and could be used as a model to study respiratory diseases like asthma Read article: Life-like airway can be printed on a chip
Biomedical devices Research update Microneedle patch heals heart attack damage A biocompatible microneedle patch containing cardiac stromal cells successfully repairs cardiac function in injured animal hearts Read article: Microneedle patch heals heart attack damage