Particle therapy Research update Carbon ion grid therapy spares healthy tissue Simulations show that grid-based radiotherapy using carbon ion beams can spare healthy tissue close to the treatment target Read article: Carbon ion grid therapy spares healthy tissue
Climate Research update Rising sea levels come at steeper cost Rising sea levels bring the prospect of more violence and expense. Four new studies confirm the menace of the waves Read article: Rising sea levels come at steeper cost
Nanomaterials Research update CNT membranes go industrial Carbon nanotube sheets produced by a start-up company are as good as laboratory prototypes, a result that bodes well for real-world applications such as water desalination and separating gases to make... Read article: CNT membranes go industrial
Biofabrication Research update Kidney chip targets more efficient drug development Microfluidic device helps to bridge the pharmacokinetic gap between animals and humans Read article: Kidney chip targets more efficient drug development
Climate Research update Snowpack declines in western US More than 90% of sites in study show decrease Read article: Snowpack declines in western US
Magnetism and spin Research update Magnon transistors could give spintronics a boost Three independent teams create quasiparticle switches Read article: Magnon transistors could give spintronics a boost
Diagnostic imaging Research update Measurements of AR holograms match gold standard Researchers create holograms with comparable dimensions to corresponding CT scans using augmented reality software Read article: Measurements of AR holograms match gold standard
Spectroscopy Research update Diamond quantum sensor breaks new record New measurement scheme has increased the spectral resolution of NMR by 100-fold in volumes comparable to a single cell Read article: Diamond quantum sensor breaks new record
Atmosphere Research update Deaths from storm surges have dropped But climate change could counteract improvements in warning and evacuation Read article: Deaths from storm surges have dropped
Biophysics Research update A synthetic detergent opens the door for protein research A synthetic detergent makes it possible to biophysically characterize the protein export system Tat Read article: A synthetic detergent opens the door for protein research