Advanced materials Research update DNA nanobot escapes from a maze New work could help advance autonomous and intelligent nanoscale robotic systems Read article: DNA nanobot escapes from a maze
Agriculture Research update Sustainable irrigation could feed extra 2.8 billion people World has enough spare water to boost irrigation by nearly 50%, study finds Read article: Sustainable irrigation could feed extra 2.8 billion people
Diagnostic imaging Research update Live Barcelona event shows hybrid imaging’s vast potential PET/CT excels in clinical oncology while PET/MRI is set to shake up tumour biology imaging Read article: Live Barcelona event shows hybrid imaging’s vast potential
Acoustics Research update Moths use acoustic camouflaging fur to evade bats Stealth coating can absorb as much as 85% of echolocation signals Read article: Moths use acoustic camouflaging fur to evade bats
Climate Research update Ocean warming may be faster than thought Science knows that ocean warming is occurring. A big challenge now is to work out how quickly the temperature is rising Read article: Ocean warming may be faster than thought
Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold atoms quench a thirst for universality far from equilibrium Three very different experiments explore how ensembles react to rapid changes Read article: Ultracold atoms quench a thirst for universality far from equilibrium
Advanced materials Research update Astrophysical dynamo could appear in Weyl metal Recently discovered topological material might be used to test for the effect responsible for generating and sustaining magnetic fields in galaxies, stars and planets Read article: Astrophysical dynamo could appear in Weyl metal
Particle therapy Research update Mobile CT scanner lines up for adaptive proton therapy A mobile helical CT scanner provides 3D volumetric imaging for image-guided and adaptive proton therapy Read article: Mobile CT scanner lines up for adaptive proton therapy
Radiotherapy Research update Targeted radiation helps treat children with inoperable liver cancer Transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 proves effective and feasible for children with difficult-to-treat liver cancer Read article: Targeted radiation helps treat children with inoperable liver cancer
Cryosphere Research update Late-summer Arctic sea ice could disappear by 2040 Although losses of summer sea-ice make headlines, anomalies in spring and winter sea-ice coverage are most significant, study finds Read article: Late-summer Arctic sea ice could disappear by 2040