Ecosystems Research update Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore Acoustic recordings show biodiversity harm from 2015 haze pollution Read article: Smoke from El Niño fires subdued dawn chorus in Singapore
Advanced materials Research update 100% biodegradable packaging company expands Aiming to reduce plastic waste in food packaging, Sulapac joins forces with Fazer Read article: 100% biodegradable packaging company expands
Nuclear fusion Research update Giant lasers pass new milestone towards fusion energy Fusion energy output at NIF is double input kinetic energy Read article: Giant lasers pass new milestone towards fusion energy
Radiotherapy Research update Compensator expands global access to advanced radiotherapy A ring-based compensator system enables intensity-modulated radiotherapy without the need for complex multileaf collimators Read article: Compensator expands global access to advanced radiotherapy
Advanced materials Research update Printed metal-polymer conductors make stretchy biodevices Applications include cardiac patches, wearable glove keyboards, soft robotics and medical implants Read article: Printed metal-polymer conductors make stretchy biodevices
Devices and structures Research update Silicon carbide LEDs make bright single photon sources Discovery of new colour centres in SiC confirms once again that it is a good material out of which to make qubits Read article: Silicon carbide LEDs make bright single photon sources
Climate Research update Ambitious climate targets could protect millions from heat waves Fraction of world population exposed to severe heat waves every five years becomes three times larger under 2 °C warming Read article: Ambitious climate targets could protect millions from heat waves
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
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