Liquid-crystal bifocal lens excels at polarization and edge imaging
Applied voltage adjusts intensity at twin focal points
Read article: Liquid-crystal bifocal lens excels at polarization and edge imaging
Read article: Liquid-crystal bifocal lens excels at polarization and edge imaging
Century-old photoelectric effect inspires a new search for quantum gravity
Proposed experiment could demonstrate absorption and emission of individual gravitons
Read article: Century-old photoelectric effect inspires a new search for quantum gravity
Mountaintop observations of gamma-ray glow could shed light on origins of lightning
Electric fields near Earth’s surface are stronger than expected
Read article: Mountaintop observations of gamma-ray glow could shed light on origins of lightning
Spiders use physics, not chemistry, to cut silk in their webs
New work resolves a longstanding debate and could aid the development of new cutting tools
Read article: Spiders use physics, not chemistry, to cut silk in their webs
‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth
Lab-based experiment shows how centimetre-sized objects are accelerated
Read article: ‘Mock asteroids’ deflected by X-rays in study that could help us protect Earth
Quantum material detects tiny mechanical strains
Sensitivity of vanadium-oxide-based device breaks previous record by more than an order of magnitude
Read article: Quantum material detects tiny mechanical strains
Electrical sutures accelerate wound healing
Surgical stitches that generate electrical charge speed up the healing of muscle wounds in rats
Read article: Electrical sutures accelerate wound healing
MRI-linac keeps track of brain tumour changes during radiotherapy
Daily MR imaging could enable treatment adaptation to glioblastoma growth or shrinkage during radiotherapy
Read article: MRI-linac keeps track of brain tumour changes during radiotherapy
Aluminium oxide reveals its surface secrets
New non-contact atomic force microscopy images shed more light on the "enigmatic insulator" aluminium oxide
Read article: Aluminium oxide reveals its surface secrets
Enigmatic particle might be a molecular pentaquark
Decay rate of exotic hadron suggests it comprises five quarks
Read article: Enigmatic particle might be a molecular pentaquark
