Superconductivity Research update Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure Could nickel-oxide-based compounds be a new class of high-temperature superconductors? Read article: Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure
Nuclear medicine Research update Wearable PET scanner allows brain scans of moving patients A helmet-like upright imaging device has potential to enable previously impossible neuroimaging studies Read article: Wearable PET scanner allows brain scans of moving patients
Quantum mechanics Research update Quantum oscillators fall in synch even when classical ones don’t – but at a cost For large-scale systems, classical oscillators are more energy-efficient, say theorists Read article: Quantum oscillators fall in synch even when classical ones don’t – but at a cost
Structure and dynamics Research update Photonic orbitals shape up The behaviour of photons confined inside three-dimensional cavity superlattices is much more complex than that of electrons in conventional solid-state materials Read article: Photonic orbitals shape up
Planetary science Research update Liquid water could abound in Martian crust, seismic study suggests Reservoir could harbour microbial life Read article: Liquid water could abound in Martian crust, seismic study suggests
Quantum mechanics Research update Our world (still) cannot be anything but quantum, say physicists Measurements of the Leggett-Garg inequality using neutron interferometry emphasize that no classical macroscopic theory can describe reality Read article: Our world (still) cannot be anything but quantum, say physicists
Mathematics and computation Research update Kirigami cubes make a novel mechanical computer New device can store, retrieve and erase data Read article: Kirigami cubes make a novel mechanical computer
Nuclear physics Research update Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere Principle of momentum conservation makes it possible to "see" individual alpha particles leaving a micron-scale silica bead Read article: Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere
Radiotherapy Research update First patients treated using minibeam radiation therapy Minibeam radiotherapy using a clinical orthovoltage unit successfully treats two patients Read article: First patients treated using minibeam radiation therapy
Microscopy Research update ‘Event-responsive’ electron microscopy focuses on fragile samples Pharmaceutical and catalysis research could benefit from new technique Read article: ‘Event-responsive’ electron microscopy focuses on fragile samples