Biomaterials Research update Drop-on-demand bioinks foster angiogenesis Bioprinting blended biomaterials allow for both drop-on-demand 3D-printing and blood vessel formation Read article: Drop-on-demand bioinks foster angiogenesis
Gravity Research update Binary supermassive black hole system spotted in Seyfert galaxy Observation backs up model of Z-shaped radio sources Read article: Binary supermassive black hole system spotted in Seyfert galaxy
Climate Research update Scale is key to predicting climate-change responses Sweden’s Torneträsk lake reacted much more slowly than smaller lakes nearby, sediments reveal Read article: Scale is key to predicting climate-change responses
Magnetism and spin Research update How to make half-metals that contain no metals Calculations predict new type of material for spintronics Read article: How to make half-metals that contain no metals
Medical physics Research update Microfluidic chip unveils metastasis mechanisms A biofabricated microfluidic chip images tumour cell invasion of the extracellular matrix Read article: Microfluidic chip unveils metastasis mechanisms
Dark matter and energy Research update Does self-interacting dark matter explain galactic diversity? Simulation predicts rotation curves of 30 galaxies Read article: Does self-interacting dark matter explain galactic diversity?
2D materials Research update Dichalcogenides offer atomically thin alternatives to silicon Hafnium and zirconium oxides make suitable gate dielectrics to allow atomically thin transistors with defect-free interfaces Read article: Dichalcogenides offer atomically thin alternatives to silicon
Soft matter and liquids Research update Shape-shifting soft projectiles travel faster Surprising result exploits objects’ deformation Read article: Shape-shifting soft projectiles travel faster
Biophysics Research update Mechanism could stop deadly spiral waves in the heart Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Mechanism could stop deadly spiral waves in the heart
Emerging therapies Research update Microfluidic interface enables neurovascular interactions A microfluidic blood–brain barrier platform separates media flow for different cell compartments but allows for interface interaction Read article: Microfluidic interface enables neurovascular interactions
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