Condensed matter Research update Doorway states spotted in graphene-based materials Low-energy electron emission spectra depend on sample thickness Read article: Doorway states spotted in graphene-based materials
Nanomaterials Research update Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects Nearly all light emitted by nitrogen-vacancy centres can be collected, providing a boost for these room-temperature quantum technology platforms Read article: Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects
Quantum mechanics Research update Precision sensing experiment manipulates Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle Though the principle is not violated, a new way of fudging its restrictions could lead to improvements in ultra-precise sensing, say physicists Read article: Precision sensing experiment manipulates Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
Biomedical devices Research update Eye implant restores vision to patients with incurable sight loss A tiny wireless implant allows people with sight loss due to age-related macular degeneration to read again Read article: Eye implant restores vision to patients with incurable sight loss
Quantum Research update Single-phonon coupler brings different quantum technologies together Waveguide-style approach promises to pair the versatility of phononic quantum technologies with the tight control of photonic ones Read article: Single-phonon coupler brings different quantum technologies together
Biomedical devices Research update Wearable UVA sensor warns about overexposure to sunlight Device is flexible and transparent to visible light Read article: Wearable UVA sensor warns about overexposure to sunlight
Earth sciences Research update Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids Advanced seismic imaging techniques could improve earthquake early warning models and aid the development of next-generation geothermal power Read article: Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids
Medical physics Research update Researchers visualize blood flow in pulsating artificial heart Four-dimensional flow MRI reveals that blood flow in an artificial heart resembles that in a healthy human heart Read article: Researchers visualize blood flow in pulsating artificial heart
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne disease transmission Read article: Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces
Quantum Research update Physicists achieve first entangled measurement of W states Breakthrough in Japan could pave the way for robust quantum communication and scalable networks Read article: Physicists achieve first entangled measurement of W states
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