Vacuum and cryogenics Research update Cold atoms used to create reliable pressure gauge for ultrahigh vacuum Device could be used in particle accelerators and gravitational-wave detectors Read article: Cold atoms used to create reliable pressure gauge for ultrahigh vacuum
Nanomedicine Research update Researchers ‘tattoo’ gold nanopatterns onto live cells New technique can print living cells and tissues with flexible arrays of gold nanodots and nanowires Read article: Researchers ‘tattoo’ gold nanopatterns onto live cells
Condensed matter Research update Demon quasiparticle is detected 67 years after it was first proposed Researchers observe Pines' demon unexpectedly after bombarding exotic metal with electrons Read article: Demon quasiparticle is detected 67 years after it was first proposed
2D materials Research update Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals Polariton energies are highly tunable using external magnetic fields and magnons Read article: Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals
Mathematical physics Research update Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics Connecting the wave properties of light to the mechanical properties of point masses could help explain optical phenomena Read article: Theorists unearth new link between entanglement and classical mechanics
Environment and energy Research update Aerosol geoengineering will not stop Antarctic ice sheet from melting, simulations suggest Emissions reduction is the only way to avoid catastrophic sea-level rise Read article: Aerosol geoengineering will not stop Antarctic ice sheet from melting, simulations suggest
Polymers Research update Ferroelectric polymer goes elastic New material might be employed in wearable electronics and implantable devices Read article: Ferroelectric polymer goes elastic
2D materials Research update New 2.5-dimensional structures observed in twisted graphite hybrids Properties of bulk graphite become inextricably mixed with those of a 2D material stacked on top of it at a slight twist angle Read article: New 2.5-dimensional structures observed in twisted graphite hybrids
Biomedical devices Research update Low-cost HPV test increases access to cervical cancer screening A point-of-care test for HPV infections could provide affordable cervical cancer testing in low-resource settings Read article: Low-cost HPV test increases access to cervical cancer screening
Devices and structures Research update Memristors make versatile artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing Simple heterojunction combines many functions in a single component Read article: Memristors make versatile artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing
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