Emerging therapies Research update Targeted therapies tackle resistant tumours A study of non-responsive breast tumours reveals changes in vasculature that may help scientists develop therapies for evasive tumours Read article: Targeted therapies tackle resistant tumours
Planetary science Research update Fractured, watery core key to Enceladus’s long-lived ocean Tidal heating keeps Saturnal moon warm Read article: Fractured, watery core key to Enceladus’s long-lived ocean
Medical physics Research update Investigating the mechanisms of collective cell migration Single cell contractile stress is a dominant factor in collective cell migration during wound healing Read article: Investigating the mechanisms of collective cell migration
Materials for energy Research update ‘Seeing’ redox orbitals in batteries by Compton scattering An international team of researchers has developed a new high-resolution x-ray Compton scattering method to visualize the perturbation of redox orbitals in energy-storage materials. The new spectrosco... Read article: ‘Seeing’ redox orbitals in batteries by Compton scattering
Nuclear physics Research update Neutron-rich nickel-78 is doubly magic Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Neutron-rich nickel-78 is doubly magic
Neural engineering Research update Auditory responses question modality-specific brain regions Measuring auditory responses in the somatosensory cortex opens new questions about how sound and touch are interlinked Read article: Auditory responses question modality-specific brain regions
Climate Research update Only multi-targeted immediate action can mitigate dangerous climate change Keeping global warming below 2°C is still possible, recent studies suggest Read article: Only multi-targeted immediate action can mitigate dangerous climate change
Optical physics Research update Twisted light controlled by metasurfaces Twisted light controlled by metasurfaces Read article: Twisted light controlled by metasurfaces
2D materials Research update 2D metal oxides synthesized from liquid metal A liquid-metal synthesis procedure could lower fabrication costs and enable mass production Read article: 2D metal oxides synthesized from liquid metal
Lasers Research update A continuous-wave maser is the first to run at room temperature Diamond-based device could lead to ultra-sensitive microwave amplifiers Read article: A continuous-wave maser is the first to run at room temperature
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays