Read article: Reconfigurable metasurface steers incoherent light in less than a picosecond
Research could benefit self-driving cars and virtual reality displays
Read article: Membrane mirrors take off for use in large space telescopes
High-quality, flexible mirrors could be rolled up for transport on a spacecraft
Read article: Colour-resolved Cherenkov imaging improves the accuracy of radiotherapy dose monitoring
Accounting for attenuation due to a patient’s blood volume or skin colour could make Cherenkov imaging a reliable indicator of delivered radiation dose
Read article: Photon bound states pave the way to manipulation of ‘quantum light’
Observations of bound photons interacting with a quantum dot could advance quantum-enhanced measurements and computing
Read article: ‘Goldilocks zone’ may not be a good metric for whether life exists on exoplanets, say astrobiologists
New study suggests that the presence of liquid water as well as sufficient light is essential for plant life on other planets
Read article: Mouse brain imaging reaches record-breaking resolution
Spectacular MR images of the entire mouse brain could improve our understanding of brain disorders
Read article: First stars in the universe formed in groups, machine-learning study reveals
Study focussed on elements inherited from supernovae
Read article: Machine-learning framework classifies pneumonia on chest X-rays
A novel machine-learning model could help radiologists rapidly and reliably diagnose pneumonia
Read article: Lithium-ion batteries break energy density record
New design of lithium-ion battery could benefit applications such as electric aviation
Read article: Giant magnetoresistance spotted in near-pristine graphene
Room-temperature effect could find use in magnetic sensors
