Radiotherapy Research update More accurate dosimetry for electronic brachytherapy A new Monte Carlo model calculates absolute doses delivered by kilovoltage intra-operative X-ray sources Read article: More accurate dosimetry for electronic brachytherapy
Biofabrication Research update ‘Heart-on-a-chip’ process could speed up drug testing An automated fabrication scheme could speed the creation of 'heart-on-a-chip' platforms to test new drugs Read article: ‘Heart-on-a-chip’ process could speed up drug testing
Nanomedicine Research update Using light to cure cancer New light-activated, drug-delivery system for targeting tumours shows promise Read article: Using light to cure cancer
2D materials Research update Nanostructured semiconductors become superabsorbers Nanoimprinted germanium thin films boast broadband light absorption Read article: Nanostructured semiconductors become superabsorbers
Pollution Research update Concentration of small air pollution particles has risen by more than one-third Long-term exposure to PM2.5 now causes nearly 90% more deaths worldwide than in 1960 Read article: Concentration of small air pollution particles has risen by more than one-third
Renewables Research update How well did subsidies for solar panels on US homes work? Most funding reaches areas with higher incomes, study finds Read article: How well did subsidies for solar panels on US homes work?
Telescopes and space missions Research update X-ray ‘GPS’ unveiled by NASA System could use pulsars to guide spacecraft Read article: X-ray ‘GPS’ unveiled by NASA
Biofabrication Research update Stem cell exosomes repair cartilage damage Mesenchymal stem cell exosomes provide a promising approach for cartilage regeneration Read article: Stem cell exosomes repair cartilage damage
2D materials Research update Graphene makes good VUV photodetector Vacuum-ultraviolet photovoltaic device might be used to study interstellar objects Read article: Graphene makes good VUV photodetector
Nuclear medicine Research update UC Davis group reports progress on total-body PET/CT UC Davis researchers report continued progress on their development of a total-body PET/CT scanner