Semiconductors and electronics Research update Van der Waals nanoribbons carry current 1D zirconium telluride wires could be used to make the tiniest interconnects and transistor channels Read article: Van der Waals nanoribbons carry current
Imaging Research update Atomic magnetometers detect underwater objects Technique is very difficult to evade, say physicists Read article: Atomic magnetometers detect underwater objects
Environment and energy Research update Solomon Island logging set to harm water quality Resulting soil erosion likely to be unsustainable Read article: Solomon Island logging set to harm water quality
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Phase-separated state could make nanoscale switch Devices made from perovskite nickelate materials would operate electronically Read article: Phase-separated state could make nanoscale switch
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
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