Transport properties Research update Metallic material breaks 100-year thermal conductivity record Transition metal nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper Read article: Metallic material breaks 100-year thermal conductivity record
Biomaterials Research update Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet A biomaterial that increases its strength when in contact with water could provide a biodegradable alternative to plastics Read article: Nickel-enhanced biomaterial becomes stronger when wet
2D materials Research update 2D materials help spacecraft electronics resist radiation damage Transistors based on atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides appear particularly robust Read article: 2D materials help spacecraft electronics resist radiation damage
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Time crystal emerges in acoustic tweezers System could shed light on emergent periodic phenomena in biological systems Read article: Time crystal emerges in acoustic tweezers
States of matter Research update Giant barocaloric cooling effect offers a new route to refrigeration Environmentally friendly dissolution-based method reduces temperature of water by nearly 27 K in just 20 seconds Read article: Giant barocaloric cooling effect offers a new route to refrigeration
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Transfer learning could help muon tomography identify illicit nuclear materials Hidden coated materials could be detected using new technique Read article: Transfer learning could help muon tomography identify illicit nuclear materials
Astronomy and space Research update Black hole is born with an infrared whimper Observation sheds new light on how some massive stars fade away Read article: Black hole is born with an infrared whimper
Soft matter and liquids Research update Fluid gears make their debut New work could promote the development of next-generation machines without mechanical interlocking teeth Read article: Fluid gears make their debut
Biomedical devices Research update New quantum-enabled proteins could improve biosensing Researchers use directed evolution to create magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins that can interact with magnetic fields and radio waves Read article: New quantum-enabled proteins could improve biosensing
Astronomy and space Research update Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth Proof-of-principle experiment resolved the shock waves produced by the Shenzhou-15 module when it re-entered the atmosphere Read article: Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth