Biomedical devices Research update Living cells weigh-in on tiny cantilever Change in mass is related to oscillation frequency Read article: Living cells weigh-in on tiny cantilever
Biomedical devices Research update Silicon probe measures hundreds of neurons in moving animals Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Silicon probe measures hundreds of neurons in moving animals
Superconductivity Research update Superconducting quantum computer achieves 10-qubit entanglement Flash Physics: need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Superconducting quantum computer achieves 10-qubit entanglement
Devices and structures Research update Lasers go to the dark side Dark-mode resonators provide low-profile, high Q-factor, tuneable lasers Read article: Lasers go to the dark side
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