Neural engineering Research update Artificial limb use alters brain regions Prosthetic limb users with hand-loss have greater activity in visual-hand selective areas than control subjects Read article: Artificial limb use alters brain regions
Biofabrication Research update Green bioprinting grows from tissue engineering 3D scaffolds laden with plant cells could improve the processing of naturally-sourced pharmaceutical compounds Read article: Green bioprinting grows from tissue engineering
Biophysics Research update Uterine model advances ultrasound technology An experimental set-up based on an ex vivo uterus evaluates speckle-tracking techniques used to analyse uterine motion outside pregnancy Read article: Uterine model advances ultrasound technology
Climate Research update Old carbon drains from Arctic water systems Results hint at 'permafrost carbon feedback' Read article: Old carbon drains from Arctic water systems
Gravity Research update MICROSCOPE focuses tighter limits on a fifth force Space mission sees no sign of new physics in free-falling masses Read article: MICROSCOPE focuses tighter limits on a fifth force
Emerging therapies Research update OA imaging takes control of prostate cryotherapy Optoacoustic imaging can visualize the temperature distribution during prostate cryotherapy Read article: OA imaging takes control of prostate cryotherapy
Climate Research update Could the breakdown of rocks mitigate climate change? Scientists assess if enhancing the weathering of rocks could remove large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide Read article: Could the breakdown of rocks mitigate climate change?
Nanomedicine Research update Graphene-based skin patch measures glucose levels No more finger-pricking blood tests thanks to a sensor array that draws fluid across a single hair follicle Read article: Graphene-based skin patch measures glucose levels
Superconductivity Research update Spin-3/2 superconductor is a first, say physicists Cooper pairs with high spin spotted in topological semimetal Read article: Spin-3/2 superconductor is a first, say physicists
2D materials Research update AFM detects heteroatoms in graphene nanoribbons Technique could be a general way to analyse technologically important functionalized 2D carbon materials Read article: AFM detects heteroatoms in graphene nanoribbons