Soft matter and liquids Research update Heart-muscle model could help pinpoint regions of atrial fibrillation Research could lead to better surgical treatments for preventing strokes Read article: Heart-muscle model could help pinpoint regions of atrial fibrillation
Telescopes and space missions Research update Rosetta data deluge reveals dynamic comet with sand dunes and jets Measurements show 67P differs from previously studied comets in same class Read article: Rosetta data deluge reveals dynamic comet with sand dunes and jets
Optical physics Research update Structured photons slow down in a vacuum Speed of light drops slightly when photons are shaped by a mask Read article: Structured photons slow down in a vacuum
Biophysics Research update Cellular model of tissue growth could shed light on metastasis Physicists model how cells push and pull one another Read article: Cellular model of tissue growth could shed light on metastasis
Superconductivity Research update Magnetic levitation spins up waxy ‘tektites’ in the lab Natural glass formed in extraterrestrial impacts recreated using wax Read article: Magnetic levitation spins up waxy ‘tektites’ in the lab
Stars and solar physics Research update Exoplanets could avoid ‘tidal locking’ if they have atmospheres How air keeps some planets free, boosting the number of potentially habitable worlds Read article: Exoplanets could avoid ‘tidal locking’ if they have atmospheres
Transport properties Research update Diamond defects coupled to photonic cavity with nanoscale accuracy New technique could be used to develop quantum technologies, including sensors and computers Read article: Diamond defects coupled to photonic cavity with nanoscale accuracy
Ultracold matter Research update Interfering atoms measure gravity’s curvature Gravity measured at three different heights Read article: Interfering atoms measure gravity’s curvature
Telescopes and space missions Research update New calculations support dark-matter discovery by DAMA, say physicists Annual signal in detector could be explained by a new interaction Read article: New calculations support dark-matter discovery by DAMA, say physicists
Surfaces and interfaces Research update How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon New fabrication technique could create brain-like electronic networks Read article: How to make tiny 3D flowers and peacocks from silicon
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