Biomedical devices Research update Sweatband measures tiny electrical signals in perspiration Wearable sensors monitor physiology and health in almost real time Read article: Sweatband measures tiny electrical signals in perspiration
Particles and interactions Research update CERN gives thumbs up to new sterile-neutrino detector Proposed experiment to undergo further design report Read article: CERN gives thumbs up to new sterile-neutrino detector
Quantum optics Research update Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable New device could find use in "boson-sampling" quantum computers Read article: Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable
History Research update Babylonian astronomers used abstract geometry to track Jupiter Geometry may have been applied to astronomy far earlier than most historians think Read article: Babylonian astronomers used abstract geometry to track Jupiter
Particles and interactions Research update ALPHA confirms antihydrogen is neutral as charged Latest result is 20 times more precise than previous measurements Read article: ALPHA confirms antihydrogen is neutral as charged
Climate Research update New type of atmospheric waves seen high above Antarctica "Endless and uninterrupted" oscillations could affect climate and communications Read article: New type of atmospheric waves seen high above Antarctica
Imaging Research update X-ray laser images nanoclusters on femtosecond timescale Technique offers high spatial and temporal resolution Read article: X-ray laser images nanoclusters on femtosecond timescale
Materials for energy Research update Mini metal blanket foils lithium-battery freeze Cheap solution helps with power loss at sub-zero temperatures, allowing for "all-climate battery" Read article: Mini metal blanket foils lithium-battery freeze
Cosmology Research update Are gravitational waves being ‘redshifted’ away by the cosmological constant? Dark energy may have a measurable effect on future observations made by LISA or the Einstein Telescope Read article: Are gravitational waves being ‘redshifted’ away by the cosmological constant?
Gravity Research update Underground ring lasers will put general relativity to the test Subtle twisting of space–time could be seen on Earth for the first time Read article: Underground ring lasers will put general relativity to the test