Biomedical devices Research update Silicon nanowires modulate neuronal activity New non-invasive technique could help in the development of new non-invasive treatments for neurodegenerative diseases Read article: Silicon nanowires modulate neuronal activity
Pollution Research update US citizens less well informed on fracking than those in UK UK dwellers also more concerned about energy security Read article: US citizens less well informed on fracking than those in UK
Radiotherapy Research update Algorithm enhances Cherenkov-based dose verification Image processing algorithm increases the accuracy of Cherenkov-based radiotherapy verification Read article: Algorithm enhances Cherenkov-based dose verification
Polymers Research update Laser-induced graphene for ‘edible electronics’ Carbon sheet can be produced on a wide variety of substrates and even materials such as food, cloth and paper Read article: Laser-induced graphene for ‘edible electronics’
Climate Research update Ozone loss may have caused mass extinction Have dwarf pines revealed the secrets of the end of the Permian? Read article: Ozone loss may have caused mass extinction
Medical physics Research update Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumours in mice Injecting immune-stimulating agents directly into a mouse tumour eliminated all cancer in the animal, including untreated metastases Read article: Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumours in mice
Biophysics Research update Enzyme leaps explain puzzling phenomenon New evidence shows that enzymes leap through solution when catalysing chemical reactions Read article: Enzyme leaps explain puzzling phenomenon
Pollution Research update Mussels modify sinking of small-sized ocean plastics Biofouling enhances microplastic deposition to marine sediments Read article: Mussels modify sinking of small-sized ocean plastics
Biomedical devices Research update Nanomesh sensors for home healthcare Flexible on-skin sensor can display the moving waveform of an electrocardiogram Read article: Nanomesh sensors for home healthcare
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Multiple terminal memtransistors step up to mimic brains Researchers develop the first multiterminal memristor device using polycrystalline 2D MoS2 Read article: Multiple terminal memtransistors step up to mimic brains