Pollution Research update Ocean surface could be plastic-free within three years once littering stops Reducing plastic waste could be better strategy than cleaning up, model reveals
Biomaterials Research update Could bee glue reduce infections on replacement joints? Propolis, a bee product, harbours antibacterial compounds that can be transferred onto hydroxyapatite, a mineral used to replace lost bone Read article: Could bee glue reduce infections on replacement joints?
Dark matter and energy Research update Satellite galaxies of Centaurus A defy dark-matter model Latest observation concurs with previous studies of the Milky Way and Andromeda Read article: Satellite galaxies of Centaurus A defy dark-matter model
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists create droplets inside bubbles New encapsulation structure could have industrial and medical applications Read article: Physicists create droplets inside bubbles
2D materials Research update Folded graphene boosts energy storage in lithium-ion batteries Simple folding strategy could easily work for other battery electrode materials too Read article: Folded graphene boosts energy storage in lithium-ion batteries
Biomedical devices Research update Nano-ink-based sensors detect an eye blink Non-invasive, multilayered sensors made from graphene nanosheet inks enable monitoring of blinking, heart rate and other physiological parameters Read article: Nano-ink-based sensors detect an eye blink
Climate Research update Scientists discover new link to El Niño Arctic stratospheric ozone may alter sea-surface temperatures in North Pacific Read article: Scientists discover new link to El Niño
Radiotherapy Research update Photon MLC collimates electron beams Electron collimation using a photon MLC could improve clinical workflow and enable advanced delivery techniques Read article: Photon MLC collimates electron beams
Soft matter and liquids Research update How to eavesdrop on underwater conversations Thin acoustic metasurface helps sound to cross from water to air Read article: How to eavesdrop on underwater conversations
Radiotherapy Research update Microbubbles increase tumour radiosensitivity Bursting oxygen-filled microbubbles within breast tumours increases oxygenation and almost triples radiosensitivity in animal models Read article: Microbubbles increase tumour radiosensitivity