Instrumentation and measurement Research update Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales One technique is used to observe worms munching on bacteria Read article: Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales
Quantum Research update When charging quantum batteries, decoherence is a friend, not a foe Controlled dephasing can be harnessed to enhance the batteries’ efficiency and stability Read article: When charging quantum batteries, decoherence is a friend, not a foe
Radiotherapy Research update Microbeams plus radiosensitizers could optimize brain cancer treatment Combining microbeam radiotherapy with targeted radiosensitizers could treat tumours while sparing normal brain tissues Read article: Microbeams plus radiosensitizers could optimize brain cancer treatment
Astronomy and space Research update Wrinkles in space–time could remember the secrets of exploding stars Distortions known as gravitational memory are permanent and potentially detectable from Earth Read article: Wrinkles in space–time could remember the secrets of exploding stars
Diagnostic imaging Research update Novel MRI technique can quantify lung function MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane can assess regional lung ventilation and monitor improvements in response to medication Read article: Novel MRI technique can quantify lung function
Emerging therapies Research update Could bubble-like microrobots be the drug delivery vehicles of the future? Tiny bioresorbable acoustic microrobots deliver cancer drugs to shrink bladder tumours in mice Read article: Could bubble-like microrobots be the drug delivery vehicles of the future?
Mathematical physics Research update String theory may be inevitable as a unified theory of physics, calculations suggest Physicists explore particle scattering at tiny length scales Read article: String theory may be inevitable as a unified theory of physics, calculations suggest
Quantum mechanics Research update No-go theorem illuminates how quantum processes are constrained by classical causality Systems with indefinite causal order must be nonlocal in space–time Read article: No-go theorem illuminates how quantum processes are constrained by classical causality
Diagnostic imaging Research update Magnetic particle imaging designed for the human brain Proof-of-concept MPI system provides a pathway towards functional human neuroimaging Read article: Magnetic particle imaging designed for the human brain
Nuclear physics Research update Antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4 is spotted at CERN Observation backs up the statistical hadronization model Read article: Antimatter partner of hyperhelium-4 is spotted at CERN
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