Climate Research update Arctic thaw imperils climate goals Promises to slow climate change have yet to be implemented. And even if they are, they may not be enough, because of the Arctic thaw Read article: Arctic thaw imperils climate goals
Biofabrication Research update Handheld biopen prints human cartilage Extrusion-based device can be used during surgery to fabricate patient-specific 3D structures Read article: Handheld biopen prints human cartilage
Radiotherapy Research update Markerless monitoring tracks central airways during radiotherapy Markerless tracking of the central airways can reduce toxicity risks during stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung tumours Read article: Markerless monitoring tracks central airways during radiotherapy
Climate Research update Jupiter sheds light on methane’s dual role in climate change Study shows how methane heats the Earth by absorbing sunlight Read article: Jupiter sheds light on methane’s dual role in climate change
Climate Research update Warmer springs may reduce later plant growth Upturn in plant productivity as temperatures rise assumed in climate models may not pan out Read article: Warmer springs may reduce later plant growth
Astronomy and space Research update Does a giant moon the size of Neptune orbit a distant exoplanet? Hubble observation brings exomoon discovery closer to reality Read article: Does a giant moon the size of Neptune orbit a distant exoplanet?
Biomaterials Research update Gold nanoclusters turn bacteria into photosynthetic machines New catalytic biohybrids can generate fuel from sunlight and might find use in green-energy applications Read article: Gold nanoclusters turn bacteria into photosynthetic machines
Biophysics Research update Bioprinting verifies bacteria behaviour models A simple adaptation of a commercial ArrayIt Spotbot can test models of collective microbial behaviour across multiple length scales Read article: Bioprinting verifies bacteria behaviour models
Water Research update Meet the new guardians of the ocean – robot jellyfish Robots could be key to monitoring fragile ecosystems such as coral reefs Read article: Meet the new guardians of the ocean – robot jellyfish
Biophysics Research update Nanosilicates deliver angiogenesis therapies Two-dimensional nanosilicates act as a platform for delivering proangiogenic factors Read article: Nanosilicates deliver angiogenesis therapies
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