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Read article: Innovative devices ramp the resolution of PET imaging Nuclear medicine Research update Innovative devices ramp the resolution of PET imaging The SNMMI annual meeting saw researchers highlight novel techniques for improving the performance of PET scanners
Read article: Applied magnetic field flips a material’s thermal expansion Magnetism and spin Research update Applied magnetic field flips a material’s thermal expansion New technique could be an alternative to chemical substitution for regulating the expansion of magnetic materials
Read article: Wearable scanner measures brain function in people on the move Diagnostic imaging Research update Wearable scanner measures brain function in people on the move A wearable MEG system combined with matrix coil magnetic shielding enables brain scanning while people stand and walk around
Read article: IBM’s 127-qubit processor shows quantum advantage without error correction Quantum computing Research update IBM’s 127-qubit processor shows quantum advantage without error correction Quantum error mitigation used to calculate 2D Ising model
Read article: Lined-up quantum dots become highly conductive Quantum Research update Lined-up quantum dots become highly conductive Semiconducting nanostructures behave like metals when placed in quasi-two-dimensional superlattices
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