Pollution Research update Where does urban mercury come from? Passive samplers map out fugitive emissions sources in Toronto Read article: Where does urban mercury come from?
Biomaterials Research update Nanoparticle vaccine protects against flu Administered using dissolvable microneedle patches, it might be adapted to treat other pathogens too Read article: Nanoparticle vaccine protects against flu
Characterization and modelling Research update Machines learn how to predict bioconcentrations Neural networks bridge the gap between input data to determine the complex physical-chemical properties of organic molecules Read article: Machines learn how to predict bioconcentrations
Stars and solar physics Research update Merging stars spewed radioactive molecules Aluminium-26 could be ejected during merger of low-mass binary star system Read article: Merging stars spewed radioactive molecules
Climate Research update Adding regulation to short-term climate policy mix could help long-term goals Global carbon pricing cost-effective but not realistic in near future, according to team Read article: Adding regulation to short-term climate policy mix could help long-term goals
Radiotherapy Research update AAPM showcases the ‘best in physics’ The "Best in Physics" session at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine highlights the conference's top-ranking studies Read article: AAPM showcases the ‘best in physics’
Biofabrication Research update Cellular building blocks create life-like constructs New technique creates the branched capillary-like networks needed for 3D tissue constructs to grow and survive Read article: Cellular building blocks create life-like constructs
Devices and structures Research update Quantum dot floating gates improve light-erasable memories Photoresponsive flash devices made from organic field-effect transistors show promise for information delivery Read article: Quantum dot floating gates improve light-erasable memories
Diagnostic imaging Research update Optical spectroscopy senses tumour hypoxia Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy provides a non-invasive measure of tumour hypoxia Read article: Optical spectroscopy senses tumour hypoxia
States of matter Research update Strange metals become even stranger Unusual magnetoresistance observed in high-Tc cuprates could yield fundamental insights into the nature of superconductivity Read article: Strange metals become even stranger