Diagnostic imaging Research update DSIF protein caught in action High-resolution images of DSIF interacting with RNA Polymerase II reveal its many functions Read article: DSIF protein caught in action
Gravity Research update Black-hole growth accelerated by supersonic gas Did early supermassive objects get a boost from the early universe? Read article: Black-hole growth accelerated by supersonic gas
Biomedical devices Research update Mechanical fluctuations track how bacteria respond to antibiotics Piezoelectric sensor could help doctors prescribe the most effective drugs Read article: Mechanical fluctuations track how bacteria respond to antibiotics
Pollution Research update Understanding vanadium leaching improves prospects for reuse of steel slag Discovery could also aid risk assessment of legacy slag heaps Read article: Understanding vanadium leaching improves prospects for reuse of steel slag
Quantum optics Research update Beijing and Vienna have a quantum conversation Academy presidents chat securely over QKD-protected satellite link Read article: Beijing and Vienna have a quantum conversation
Quantum optics Research update Physicists create and measure quantized mechanical oscillations Techniques could lead to better quantum-information networks Read article: Physicists create and measure quantized mechanical oscillations
Emerging therapies Research update Could ‘cellular Lego’ be the future of regenerative medicine? Stem cells containing magnetic nanoparticles can be aggregated using only magnets to form a deformable tissue Read article: Could ‘cellular Lego’ be the future of regenerative medicine?
Agriculture Research update Honeybees under threat from pesticide use on oilseed rape Oilseed rape an important resource for bees, contrary to previous research Read article: Honeybees under threat from pesticide use on oilseed rape
Particles and interactions Research update Collider serves up drop of primordial soup Quark and gluon plasma produced at record low energies Read article: Collider serves up drop of primordial soup
Astronomy and space Research update Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays have extra-galactic origins Pierre Auger Observatory homes in on mystery sources Read article: Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays have extra-galactic origins