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
Topological matter Research update Quadrupole topological insulator created in mechanical metamaterial Vibrations point the way to "corner states" Read article: Quadrupole topological insulator created in mechanical metamaterial
Neural engineering Research update Ultramicroelectrodes deliver reliable neural recording Neural recording and stimulation arrays with tiny shanks decrease tissue damage and reduce foreign body response Read article: Ultramicroelectrodes deliver reliable neural recording