Semiconductors and electronics Research update Inorganic semiconductors can be more flexible in the dark Experiments in complete darkness reveal extraordinary plasticity in ZnS Read article: Inorganic semiconductors can be more flexible in the dark
Planetary science Research update Iron in Earth’s core might be cubic, not hexagonal New diamond-anvil data appear at odds with previous results Read article: Iron in Earth’s core might be cubic, not hexagonal
Devices and structures Research update Modified Sierpinski triangle makes a good mid-infrared sensor Fractalized device could be used in biosensing Read article: Modified Sierpinski triangle makes a good mid-infrared sensor
Biomedical devices Research update Biodegradable pressure sensor eliminates the need for second surgery Stanford University researchers design a pressure and strain sensor that degrades over time Read article: Biodegradable pressure sensor eliminates the need for second surgery
Ecosystems Research update Kelp forests under threat from acid seas Submarine tangles of brown seaweeds may not survive steady change of ocean chemistry Read article: Kelp forests under threat from acid seas
Biomaterials Research update Light-induced corneal cross-linking corrects vision A new safe and non-invasive technique could be an alternative to refractive surgery Read article: Light-induced corneal cross-linking corrects vision
Planetary science Research update Correcting Einstein’s calculation of the orbit of Mercury Shift of one degree every two billion years could be measured by space mission Read article: Correcting Einstein’s calculation of the orbit of Mercury
Nuclear medicine Research update Can nuclear medicine avoid another Mo-99 shortage? Can the nuclear medicine community avoid another devastating shutdown like the one that occurred in 2009? Read article: Can nuclear medicine avoid another Mo-99 shortage?
Water Research update Wet areas getting wetter, GRACE reveals Satellite finds major shifts in freshwater distribution Read article: Wet areas getting wetter, GRACE reveals
Particles and interactions Research update Internal pressure of proton is measured for the first time Pressure inside particle exceeds that in a neutron star Read article: Internal pressure of proton is measured for the first time
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