Read article: Synthetic skin removes the need for human volunteers in mosquito bite trials
Low-cost platform uncovers mosquito feeding behaviour using blood-infused hydrogels, decreasing dependence on human volunteers and animal subjects
Read article: Attosecond electron pulses are claimed as shortest ever
Creation and characterization of ultrashort pulses could improve electron microscopy
Read article: New technique produces colour X-ray images quickly and efficiently
Nuclear medicine and radiology, as well non-destructive industrial testing and materials analysis, could benefit
Read article: Wearable ultrasound sensor provides continuous cardiac imaging
A wearable imaging system that can even function during a workout could make long-term cardiac scanning accessible to a large population
Read article: Compact mass spectrometer could search for life on distant moons
Instrument combines laser desorption with an Orbitrap analyser
Read article: Visible-light lasers shrink to chip scale
The first tuneable and narrow-linewidth chip-scale devices could find use in quantum optics, bioimaging and laser displays
Read article: Interactions between ultracold molecules controlled by physicists
Discoveries opens new possibilities for controlling chemical reactions
Read article: Colloidal mixture exists in up to six phases at once
Finding could help scientists predict the phase stability of materials like paint and mayonnaise
Read article: Smart stitches could prevent infections at surgical sites
An antimicrobial suture containing iodine carbon nanoparticles can be imaged in the body using CT scanning, enabling wound monitoring after surgery while preventing infection
Read article: Nonlinear resonator breaks dynamic optical nonreciprocity
New technique could be important for applications in photon-based information processing
