Read article: Photon-counting CT improves cardiac imaging in infants with heart defects Diagnostic imaging Research update Photon-counting CT improves cardiac imaging in infants with heart defects At a similar radiation dose, photon-counting CT offers better image quality than dual-source CT in babies and infants with suspected congenital heart defects
Read article: Pulsar timing irregularities reveals hidden gravitational-wave background Astronomy and space Research update Pulsar timing irregularities reveals hidden gravitational-wave background Results from radio telescopes worldwide show that the universe is undulating with a background commotion of gravitational waves
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
Read article: Silicon solar cells gain new flexibility Materials for energy Research update Silicon solar cells gain new flexibility Blunted edge technique could make silicon a viable material in applications that call for lightweight, bendable cells
Read article: Tiny 3D-printed vacuum pump could give mass spectrometry a boost Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Tiny 3D-printed vacuum pump could give mass spectrometry a boost Device could help with health and environmental testing
Read article: MR spectroscopy maps brain glucose metabolism without requiring radiation Diagnostic imaging Research update MR spectroscopy maps brain glucose metabolism without requiring radiation Researchers quantify glucose metabolism and metabolites at high resolution without the need to administer radioactive substances
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