Neural engineering Research update Tactile maps revealed following observed touch Precise tactile activity maps are created in the somatosensory cortex when viewing someone else's fingers being touched Read article: Tactile maps revealed following observed touch
Soft matter and liquids Research update Soft robots walk like caterpillars and swim like jellyfish Highly mobile devices are controlled by magnetic fields Read article: Soft robots walk like caterpillars and swim like jellyfish
Gravity Research update Does general relativity violate determinism inside charged black holes? Unpredictable future could be revealed by gravitational waves Read article: Does general relativity violate determinism inside charged black holes?
Biomaterials Research update Soft contact lens could help diabetes patients New flexible, wireless device can alert the wearer if glucose levels become too high Read article: Soft contact lens could help diabetes patients
Climate Research update India’s cycling ‘sweet spot’ More non-motorized transport would lower emissions and improve public health, say researchers Read article: India’s cycling ‘sweet spot’
Nuclear medicine Research update Multisource CBCT enhances extremity imaging A three-source cone-beam CT scanner improves the quality of extremity imaging Read article: Multisource CBCT enhances extremity imaging
Quantum computing Research update Cloud quantum computing calculates nuclear binding energy Quantum simulations done remotely on systems at Rigetti and IBM Read article: Cloud quantum computing calculates nuclear binding energy
2D materials Research update Perovskites help windows become solar cells New structures could be integrated into smart buildings, cars, large-screen displays and potentially many other technologies Read article: Perovskites help windows become solar cells
Integrated optics Research update Nanowire LEDs require combination modelling Integrating carrier dynamics with wave optics calculations reveals for the first time dependences on size and temperature in nanowire LEDs that do not affect their planar and bulk counterparts Read article: Nanowire LEDs require combination modelling
Ecosystems Research update Urban forests add to cities’ health and wealth Tree cover contributes $500 million to average megacity Read article: Urban forests add to cities’ health and wealth