Climate Research update Heart attacks can rise during extremes of heat Temperature fluctuations linked to increase in myocardial infarctions Read article: Heart attacks can rise during extremes of heat
Medical physics Research update Pre-natal alcohol exposure alters functional connectivity MRI reveals increased functional connectivity between sensorimotor brain regions and other brain regions in children with pre-natal alcohol exposure Read article: Pre-natal alcohol exposure alters functional connectivity
Climate Research update Sea-level rise threatens US Pacific coast wetlands Marshes in Washington, Oregon and California may be completely lost as oceans rise Read article: Sea-level rise threatens US Pacific coast wetlands
2D materials Research update ‘Magic-angle graphene’ behaves like a high-temperature superconductor New experimental platform could be used to investigate strongly correlated physics – in particular in unconventional superconductivity and quantum spin liquids Read article: ‘Magic-angle graphene’ behaves like a high-temperature superconductor
Biofabrication Research update Materials optimization: formulating bioinks for 3D printed constructs Biofabrication teams consider material properties and identify promising blends to support tissue repair Read article: Materials optimization: formulating bioinks for 3D printed constructs
Superconductivity Research update ‘Magic-angle’ graphene is an unconventional superconductor Electronic properties can be changed by misaligning two graphene sheets Read article: ‘Magic-angle’ graphene is an unconventional superconductor
Climate Research update How does carbon pricing affect revenue and expenditure? Global study compares extraction, combustion and consumption-based accounting of greenhouse-gas emissions costs Read article: How does carbon pricing affect revenue and expenditure?
Biophysics Research update 3D bone-on-a-chip sheds light on bone metastasis A microfluidic 3D bone-on-a-chip helps better understand the mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis to bone Read article: 3D bone-on-a-chip sheds light on bone metastasis
Biomedical devices Research update Nanowire arrays help blind mice see again Artificial photoreceptors might help in the development of improved sub-retinal prosthetics that do not require external power sources Read article: Nanowire arrays help blind mice see again
Imaging Research update LIDAR system is faster than a speeding bullet Tracking system uses optical solitons Read article: LIDAR system is faster than a speeding bullet