Semiconductors and electronics Research update Physicists beat Lorentz reciprocity for microwave transmission New device could boost telecommunications and be adapted for photonics Read article: Physicists beat Lorentz reciprocity for microwave transmission
Particle therapy Research update Children in developing countries can benefit from proton therapy In silico study reveals that protons significantly reduce radiation-induced cancers and death in paediatric radiotherapy patients Read article: Children in developing countries can benefit from proton therapy
Diagnostic imaging Research update Foetal movements crucial to skeletal development Combining cine-MRI and biomechanical modelling enables quantification of stresses and strains in utero in the human foetal skeleton Read article: Foetal movements crucial to skeletal development
Advanced materials Research update Wood-based ‘supermaterial’ is stronger and tougher than steel New material is made by compressing treated wood Read article: Wood-based ‘supermaterial’ is stronger and tougher than steel
Biomedical devices Research update DNA nanobot ‘starves’ tumours New device cuts off a tumour’s blood supply thanks to a blood-coagulating protein payload Read article: DNA nanobot ‘starves’ tumours
Climate Research update Unfamiliar climates await poorest countries New approach to evaluating adaptive capacity paints bleak outlook Read article: Unfamiliar climates await poorest countries
Diagnostic imaging Research update MRI technique differentiates benign breast lesions A contrast-free breast MRI technique, combined with a radiomics model, could reduce the number of unnecessary breast biopsies Read article: MRI technique differentiates benign breast lesions
Biophysics Research update The secret content of extracellular vesicles revealed Researchers investigate the mechanism of action of exosomes secreted by mesenchymal stem cells Read article: The secret content of extracellular vesicles revealed
Nuclear physics Research update Nuclear excitation by electron capture seen at long last Breakthrough could lead to new type of energy source Read article: Nuclear excitation by electron capture seen at long last
Optical physics Research update Three photons bind together to make a ‘molecule’ of light Technique could be used to create quantum-information systems Read article: Three photons bind together to make a ‘molecule’ of light
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