2D materials Research update Super spins appear in carbon sheet Researchers say they have seen evidence for spin superfluidity and very long distance spin transport in a graphene antiferromagnet for the first time Read article: Super spins appear in carbon sheet
Climate Research update Cost of fossil fuel investment is too high Fossil fuel investment is not just bad for the global climate. It could also be dangerous for investors, and for national economies. Read article: Cost of fossil fuel investment is too high
Diagnostic imaging Research update Software creates personalized ‘virtual brain’ models Researchers have created virtual models of the brain individually tailored to patients' functional MR images Read article: Software creates personalized ‘virtual brain’ models
Devices and structures Research update Silicon nanowires sense single ion channel currents Nanoelectronic devices that detect the tiny ion currents behind individual action potentials can be CMOS compatible Read article: Silicon nanowires sense single ion channel currents
Astroparticle physics Research update Astrophysicists pin down jet from merging neutron stars Faint gamma ray signal is a result of off-axis observation Read article: Astrophysicists pin down jet from merging neutron stars
Advanced materials Research update Printed ferromagnetic domains help make fast-moving robot Tiny device, which can roll, jump and grasp objects, might be used in a host of biomedical applications, like minimally invasive surgery or targeted drug delivery Read article: Printed ferromagnetic domains help make fast-moving robot
Biophysics Research update Big data framework seeks treatment targets for Alzheimer’s disease Big data framework finds a mitochondrial complex that plays a major part in the development of Alzheimer’s disease Read article: Big data framework seeks treatment targets for Alzheimer’s disease
Biomedical devices Research update ‘Therepi’ device delivers drugs straight to the heart An implantable device that attaches directly to the heart can deliver drugs, proteins and stem cells directly to damaged tissue Read article: ‘Therepi’ device delivers drugs straight to the heart
States of matter Research update Machine learning reveals quantum phases of matter Neural network goes beyond conventional knowledge Read article: Machine learning reveals quantum phases of matter
Characterization and modelling Research update Hybrid waveguide chip makes biomaterial imaging more accessible Low-cost microfabrication of a new waveguide chip brings evanescent light microscopy to conventional light microscopes Read article: Hybrid waveguide chip makes biomaterial imaging more accessible