Devices and structures Research update Memory device breaks high-temperature performance record New memristor works at temperatures above 700 °C thanks to a bottom electrode made from graphene Read article: Memory device breaks high-temperature performance record
Emerging therapies Research update Decoupling electrical and thermal mechanisms could optimize brain tumour therapy Experiments reveal how the electrical and thermal components of tumour treating fields contribute to glioblastoma cell death in clearly different ways Read article: Decoupling electrical and thermal mechanisms could optimize brain tumour therapy
Particle therapy Research update Proton therapy could improve treatment options for dangerous heart rhythm disorder Proton-based cardiac radioablation may offer a less invasive treatment for patients with hard-to-treat ventricular tachycardia Read article: Proton therapy could improve treatment options for dangerous heart rhythm disorder
Optics and photonics Research update Researchers print structural colour with an inkjet printer A nanoparticle ink that can print structural colour onto flat or 3D surfaces could be used to create anti-counterfeit images, smart windows and displays, and vibrant artworks Read article: Researchers print structural colour with an inkjet printer
Quantum computing Research update The weirdness of quantum contextuality is not a bug – it’s a feature Counterintuitive quantum property turns out to be the hidden backbone of fault-tolerant quantum computers Read article: The weirdness of quantum contextuality is not a bug – it’s a feature
Artificial intelligence Research update AI could help human scientists pick promising research topics Large language models flag up novel combinations of concepts in materials science Read article: AI could help human scientists pick promising research topics
Stars and solar physics Research update Evidence for a ‘forbidden range’ of black hole masses emerges in gravitational wave observations Stars in this range may form a long-predicted type of supernova instead Read article: Evidence for a ‘forbidden range’ of black hole masses emerges in gravitational wave observations
Optical physics Research update Darkness can travel faster than light Discovery of superluminal correlations within 2D hexagonal boron nitride could advance super-resolution electron microscopy Read article: Darkness can travel faster than light
Devices and structures Research update Bat-inspired drone can navigate through dense fog and dodge obstacles New low-power robot works using echolocation and could find applications in search and rescue missions in difficult-to-access spaces Read article: Bat-inspired drone can navigate through dense fog and dodge obstacles
Condensed matter Research update Hyperuniformity can be altered by ‘weighting’ many-particle systems Calculations reveal the richness of systems that have crystal-like and liquid-like properties Read article: Hyperuniformity can be altered by ‘weighting’ many-particle systems
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