Diagnostic imaging Research update Medical imaging could benefit from new X-ray detector Boost in sensitivity could reduce radiation exposure during CT scans Read article: Medical imaging could benefit from new X-ray detector
Particles and interactions Research update CERN fails to confirm Fermilab tetraquark discovery X(5568) does not appear in proton–proton collisions at LHCb Read article: CERN fails to confirm Fermilab tetraquark discovery
Advanced materials Research update Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command Structure could have a range of applications, from architecture to medicine Read article: Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command
Stars and solar physics Research update Rare-isotope decay links tiny grains to stellar explosions Discovery helps to explain how elements are made in novae Read article: Rare-isotope decay links tiny grains to stellar explosions
Biophysics Research update Bacteria act as tiny lenses to move towards light Micro-organisms focus light much like the human eye Read article: Bacteria act as tiny lenses to move towards light
Topological matter Research update Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires Topological protection could lead to better quantum computers Read article: Majorana ‘zero modes’ spotted in superconducting nanowires
Modelling and simulation Research update Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe Computer program applies general relativity on a huge scale Read article: Einstein meets the dark sector in a new numerical code that simulates the universe
Ultracold matter Research update Fermionic microscope watches individual atoms in transition Ultracold lithium atoms imaged with single-site and single-particle resolution Read article: Fermionic microscope watches individual atoms in transition
Biophysics Research update Simple interactions cause micro-organisms to follow the crowd Model explains how groups of cells move towards chemicals even when single cells do not Read article: Simple interactions cause micro-organisms to follow the crowd
Imaging Research update New forensic shoeprint system relies on total internal reflection Imaging technology does away with ink and paper Read article: New forensic shoeprint system relies on total internal reflection