Diagnostic imaging Research update Innovation: patent applications review A round-up of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging Read article: Innovation: patent applications review
Biophysics Research update Injected hydrogel fixes tendon injuries A thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with tendon stem/progenitor cells could provide a therapy for tendon injuries Read article: Injected hydrogel fixes tendon injuries
2D materials Research update Higher-order eigenmodes improve piezoresponse force microscopy New technique reduces unwanted artifacts and increases sensitivity so excessively stiff cantilevers are no longer needed Read article: Higher-order eigenmodes improve piezoresponse force microscopy
Climate Research update Could targeted geoengineering cut sea-level rise? Researchers propose interventions focused on polar glaciers Read article: Could targeted geoengineering cut sea-level rise?
Climate Research update Wood-fired power generation could harm climate Model shows warming is worsened this century even when wood displaces coal and forests are regrown Read article: Wood-fired power generation could harm climate
Quantum computing Research update Quantum battery could get a boost from entanglement Latest design proposal uses today’s solid-state technology Read article: Quantum battery could get a boost from entanglement
Metrology Research update Graphene nanoscrolls mimic man’s best nose An artificial sniffer’s biomimicry-inspired nanostructure leads to enhanced performance of a gas sensor at lower target concentrations Read article: Graphene nanoscrolls mimic man’s best nose
Biophysics Research update Flicking the light switch controls extracellular stiffness Hydrogel system enables real-time changes in substrate stiffness from light exposure Read article: Flicking the light switch controls extracellular stiffness
Climate Research update Where will palm trees reach their limit? Expansion north depends on coldest month average temperature, study finds Read article: Where will palm trees reach their limit?
Characterization and modelling Research update 3D single-atom force sensor goes sub-attonewton Device could be used in a number of practical areas Read article: 3D single-atom force sensor goes sub-attonewton