Biofabrication Research update Scalable platform 3D prints bone Commercial 3D printing platforms could hold the key to significant developments in bone replacement therapies Read article: Scalable platform 3D prints bone
Planetary science Research update Liquid water discovered beneath Mars’ south pole Finding has consequences for the search for life on the red planet Read article: Liquid water discovered beneath Mars’ south pole
Devices and structures Research update Nanostructured device measures blood flow after an aneurysm Implantable diverter system has already been successfully tested in pig aorta Read article: Nanostructured device measures blood flow after an aneurysm
Diagnostic imaging Research update SLAM: a real-time imaging tool for tissue diagnostics A label-free, real-time microscopy system delivers molecular resolution and shows great promise for tissue diagnostics Read article: SLAM: a real-time imaging tool for tissue diagnostics
Nanophotonics Research update Fast photon source lights up quantum technologies An on-chip system exploits the Purcell effect to deliver rapid pulses of single photons Read article: Fast photon source lights up quantum technologies
Radiotherapy Research update CT-based biomarkers quantify radiation-induced lung damage CT-based imaging biomarkers can quantify the severity of lung damage after radiotherapy Read article: CT-based biomarkers quantify radiation-induced lung damage
Advanced materials Research update Organic ferroelectrics finally stick in the memory Researchers vastly improve the reach of ferroelectrics by producing the first all-organic perovskites Read article: Organic ferroelectrics finally stick in the memory
Ecosystems Research update Reality of ‘pristine’ cloud forest revealed 19th-century explorers saw a human-influenced forest, not unspoilt wilderness Read article: Reality of ‘pristine’ cloud forest revealed
Devices and structures Research update Towards renewable life-support systems in space Microgravity experiments reveal that a novel nanostructuring technique could boost the efficiency of solar-fuel cells in space Read article: Towards renewable life-support systems in space
Land Research update Road map aims to cut environmental impact Global Roads Inventory Project predicts large increases in road length in Amazon, Congo basin and New Guinea Read article: Road map aims to cut environmental impact