Climate Research update Air con led to quicker thinking during heat wave Students in modern dorms answered cognition tests faster and more accurately Read article: Air con led to quicker thinking during heat wave
Radiotherapy Research update Innovation: patent applications review Our survey of recent radiation therapy patent applications includes filings from Radiation Barrier, RaySearch, BrainSonix and more Read article: Innovation: patent applications review
Biomedical devices Research update Optical cochlear implants restore hearing in deaf gerbils A cochlear implant uses light to restore auditory responses in deaf gerbils Read article: Optical cochlear implants restore hearing in deaf gerbils
Diagnostic imaging Research update Dynamic MRI helps select patients for lung surgery Dynamic MRI could better identify emphysema patients likely to benefit from invasive lung volume reduction surgery Read article: Dynamic MRI helps select patients for lung surgery
2D materials Research update 2D sheets help make liquid logic Aqueous trapped ions could allow for nanofluidic computing say NIST researchers Read article: 2D sheets help make liquid logic
Diagnostic imaging Research update First human scanned with spectral X-ray scanner A 3D spectral X-ray scanner reveals the composition of the human body with exquisite detail Read article: First human scanned with spectral X-ray scanner
Biofabrication Research update 3D bioprinting simulations help optimize bioinks Computer modelling offers new insights into the printability cell-laden biomaterials Read article: 3D bioprinting simulations help optimize bioinks
Water Research update How do rivers alter sea-level? Model includes river outflow and Earth’s rotation to fine-tune sea-level projections Read article: How do rivers alter sea-level?
Neural engineering Research update Simulations improve MEG spatial resolution Improved beamforming and 3D printed headcasts increase the spatial resolution of magnetoencephalography Read article: Simulations improve MEG spatial resolution
Dark matter and energy Research update Did dark matter have a chilling effect on the early universe? Debate intensifies over hypothesis that mystery interaction cooled ancient hydrogen gas Read article: Did dark matter have a chilling effect on the early universe?