Researchers exploit heating effects in optical tweezing to manipulate nanoparticles opto-thermoelectrically, thereby reducing the optical power and operational restrictions required
Read article: Optical traps feel the heat
Small cross-sectional area device does not damage brain tissue and could allow for high-density electrical recording
Read article: Tiny intracortical probe monitors neural activity
Discovery could strengthen the case for dark matter
Read article: Galaxy devoid of dark matter puzzles astronomers
A round-up of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging
Read article: Innovation: patent applications review
A thermosensitive hydrogel loaded with tendon stem/progenitor cells could provide a therapy for tendon injuries
Read article: Injected hydrogel fixes tendon injuries
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
Researchers propose interventions focused on polar glaciers
Read article: Could targeted geoengineering cut sea-level rise?
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
Latest design proposal uses today’s solid-state technology
Read article: Quantum battery could get a boost from entanglement
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
