Read article: Wearable device could help predict preterm birth Biomedical devices Research update Wearable device could help predict preterm birth Maternal heart rate variability during pregnancy could act as a digital biomarker to predict the likely delivery date
Read article: Ultracold four-atom molecules are bound by electric dipole moments Ultracold matter Research update Ultracold four-atom molecules are bound by electric dipole moments New technique could shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
Read article: Monocrystalline gold brings electronic devices near the efficiency limit Materials Research update Monocrystalline gold brings electronic devices near the efficiency limit The absence of grain boundaries significantly improves how long “hot” electrons hold onto their high energies and how easily they can be exploited
Read article: Nonlinear optical states are imprinted on an electron beam Microscopy Research update Nonlinear optical states are imprinted on an electron beam Effect could be used in microscopy with high spatial and temporal resolution
Read article: Physicists take the temperature of second sound Ultracold matter Research update Physicists take the temperature of second sound Results could have applications for studies of high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars
Read article: Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment Emerging therapies Research update Metal-free graphene quantum dots show potential for cancer treatment A metal-free nanozyme based on graphene quantum dots inhibits tumour growth in mice with no off-target toxicity
Read article: Quieter quantum device measures electrical current Metrology Research update Quieter quantum device measures electrical current Noise reduction in Josephson junctions could be used in metrology standard
Read article: Physicists observe false vacuum decay in a ferromagnetic superfluid Ultracold matter Research update Physicists observe false vacuum decay in a ferromagnetic superfluid First experimental evidence of true vacuum “bubbles” could have implications for cosmology as well as condensed-matter physics
Read article: Collapsible helix antenna could aid disaster recovery Instrumentation and measurement Research update Collapsible helix antenna could aid disaster recovery New device switches between two operating modes as it is extended and contracted and might also be deployed in space
Read article: New positron source could give lepton colliders a boost Accelerators and detectors Research update New positron source could give lepton colliders a boost High-temperature superconductor solenoid focuses antiparticles
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