Soft matter and liquids Research update Has liquid metallic hydrogen on Jupiter been recreated in the lab? Controversial claim by Harvard University researchers disputed by other scientists Read article: Has liquid metallic hydrogen on Jupiter been recreated in the lab?
Biophysics Research update Photonic nanostructures bring bees to flowers Structural colour on the petals of certain flowers help to attract bees Read article: Photonic nanostructures bring bees to flowers
Quantum optics Research update Atomic cloud is squashed and strained by light Collective force could be used to fine-tune interatomic interactions Read article: Atomic cloud is squashed and strained by light
Ecosystems Research update Diversity can mitigate the effects of drought Experimental work in Borneo suggests biodiversity mitigates the effects of drought in tropical rainforests Read article: Diversity can mitigate the effects of drought
Emerging therapies Research update From photo, to 3D model, through to wound healing A novel approach to chronic wound healing combines image analysis with 3D modelling and bioprinting Read article: From photo, to 3D model, through to wound healing
Quantum optics Research update Atoms and Josephson junctions simulate 1D quantum liquid Quantum simulators confirm Tomonaga-Luttinger theory Read article: Atoms and Josephson junctions simulate 1D quantum liquid
Gravity Research update What happened to the GW170817 neutron stars after the merger? Short-lived hypermassive neutron star could have been formed Read article: What happened to the GW170817 neutron stars after the merger?
Medical physics Research update Optical trap reveals molecular tension Optical trap reveals molecular tension. Cells must sense, respond to, and exert mechanical signals to navigate their physical surroundings Read article: Optical trap reveals molecular tension
Gravity Research update Spectacular collision of two neutron stars observed for first time LIGO and Virgo collaboration and dozens of telescopes see gravitational waves and gamma rays from stupendous event, triggering new era in "multimessenger astronomy” Read article: Spectacular collision of two neutron stars observed for first time
2D materials Research update Nanosheet actuators lift 150 times their own weight Lifting devices based on molybdenum disulphide nanosheets are powerful, fast and robust Read article: Nanosheet actuators lift 150 times their own weight