Nanomaterials Research update Nanocolloidal hydrogel scavenges heavy metals Gels join forces with graphene quantum dots to decontaminate water Read article: Nanocolloidal hydrogel scavenges heavy metals
Magnetism and spin Research update Single-atom magnets show stability needed for data storage Holmium atoms stand-up to high fields and temperatures Read article: Single-atom magnets show stability needed for data storage
Ecosystems Research update Balancing ecosystem services brings trade-offs Modelling agricultural expansion in Amazon highlights difficulty of managing landscapes for multiple environmental goals Read article: Balancing ecosystem services brings trade-offs
Diagnostic imaging Research update Cardiac hybrid imaging predicts adverse cardiac events Cardiac hybrid imaging, which fuses SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with coronary CT angiography, increases diagnostic accuracy Read article: Cardiac hybrid imaging predicts adverse cardiac events
Chemical processes Research update ‘Heartbeat’ detected in drop of gallium held in a graphite corral Oscillating liquid could be used as a timer or actuator Read article: ‘Heartbeat’ detected in drop of gallium held in a graphite corral
Diagnostic imaging Research update Super-resolution imaging provides insight into Alzheimer’s disease A super-resolution nanoscope can image Alzheimer's plaques at ten times the resolution of conventional microscopes Read article: Super-resolution imaging provides insight into Alzheimer’s disease
Astroparticle physics Research update Mysterious radio signals could be from new type of neutrino Balloon-borne detector spots unknown particles travelling up from Earth Read article: Mysterious radio signals could be from new type of neutrino
Biofabrication Research update Magnetic levitation promises to speed up tissue fabrication Scaffold-, label-, nozzle-free technology offers rapid fabrication of complex human tissue and organs, and could even be used in space Read article: Magnetic levitation promises to speed up tissue fabrication
Energy storage and management Research update Carbon intensity of US grid dropped by 30% Researchers decipher US electricity generation data from last 15 years Read article: Carbon intensity of US grid dropped by 30%
Radiotherapy Research update Signal analysis increases scintillator dosimeter accuracy Using signal analysis to remove the Cherenkov background ramps the accuracy of scintillator dosimetry for radiotherapy monitoring Read article: Signal analysis increases scintillator dosimeter accuracy