Soft matter and liquids Research update New printer can use honey or liquid metal as ink Acoustic technique allows droplets of highly viscous fluids to be formed on demand Read article: New printer can use honey or liquid metal as ink
Characterization and modelling Research update Self-assembled molecular layers strike a balance Calculations identify the fine balance between different interactions, as well as highlighting limitations to DFT calculations Read article: Self-assembled molecular layers strike a balance
Biophysics Research update Supramolecule joins the battle against cancer A bifunctional supramolecule enhances the anticancer effects of macrophages, paving the way for a new kind of immunotherapy Read article: Supramolecule joins the battle against cancer
Renewables Research update Renewable energy could green Sahara Wind and solar farms would increase rainfall, study finds Read article: Renewable energy could green Sahara
Ultracold matter Research update Maxwell’s demon brings order to an atomic lattice Imaginary creature could play key role in neutral-atom quantum computers Read article: Maxwell’s demon brings order to an atomic lattice
Advanced materials Research update Quantum oscillations appear in a Kondo insulator New observations are unexpected since these oscillations are usually only seen in metals Read article: Quantum oscillations appear in a Kondo insulator
Particle therapy Research update Proton minibeams spare critical brain structures An intensity-modulated minibeam proton therapy system could enhance dose sparing of critical structures during brain tumour therapy Read article: Proton minibeams spare critical brain structures
Earth sciences Research update Landslides are growing risk to poorest Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous; for those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be deadly. And the global risk from landslides is rising Read article: Landslides are growing risk to poorest
Advanced materials Research update Engineered atomic arrays for quantum computers Neutral atoms held in 3D arrays of optical traps could be used to simulate complex physical systems Read article: Engineered atomic arrays for quantum computers
Astronomy and space Research update Relativistic jet broke through cocoon after neutron star merger Radio waves chart the violent aftermath of a kilonova Read article: Relativistic jet broke through cocoon after neutron star merger