Microscopy Research update Optical chip gives microscopes nanoscale resolution Low-cost device could boost the use of super-resolution microscopy Read article: Optical chip gives microscopes nanoscale resolution
Ultrafast science Research update Atom interferometry heats up with warm-vapour device New technique could be used in compact atomic sensors Read article: Atom interferometry heats up with warm-vapour device
Nuclear physics Research update The search is on for elusive particle decay The Majorana Demonstrator is fully assembled and ready to run Read article: The search is on for elusive particle decay
Cosmology Research update Competing claims over cause of cosmic cold spot Voids are discounted as the source but some scientists disagree Read article: Competing claims over cause of cosmic cold spot
2D materials Research update Graphene nanoribbons enable ultra-sensitive mass detection Using a graphene nanoribbon suspended over a trench, a team of researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China has discovered a link between the nanomechanical motion and conductance ... Read article: Graphene nanoribbons enable ultra-sensitive mass detection
Optical physics Research update Seeing through fog using noisy light New method tracks objects in scattering media Read article: Seeing through fog using noisy light
Materials Research update Nanosheet inks offer new route to flexible electronics Printed electronics are viewed as a cost-effective and scalable route to new technologies Read article: Nanosheet inks offer new route to flexible electronics
Cosmology Research update Computer model helps explain how LIGO’s black holes formed COMPAS points theory behind gravitational wave detections in the right direction Read article: Computer model helps explain how LIGO’s black holes formed
Devices and structures Research update Nanotube sensors promise smarter performance tracking Sensors made from carbon nanotubes could offer a superior alternative to current activity tracking technology Read article: Nanotube sensors promise smarter performance tracking
Telescopes and space missions Research update Super Earth ‘is best place to look for signs of life’ Rocky exoplanet is in habitable zone just 39 light-years away Read article: Super Earth ‘is best place to look for signs of life’
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