A research paper by scientists at King’s College London presented SimTac, a physics-based simulator for vision-based tactile sensors with biomorphic geometries, capable of generating accurate optical and mechanical responses in real time.

In a research project that has real implications for their regular laboratory work, a pair of physicists at Brown University shed light on everyday fluid dynamics in the kitchen.

Researchers developed interferometric Image Scanning Microscopy (iISM), a label-free method combining interferometric scattering with image scanning microscopy. Replacing the single confocal detector with a camera and using pixel reassignment that accounts for interferometric phase, iISM improves background suppression, contrast-to-noise ratio, and resolution in the scattering intracellular environment. It achieves ~120 nm lateral resolution and enables ~10× faster imaging at the same power or ~10× lower power at the same speed, enabling less perturbative live-cell observations.

Estonian research organisations aim to establish a new Centre of Excellence for Science and Deep Tech in Estonia, developed in close partnership with the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) and CERN.

The initiative is prepared under the European Commission’s Teaming for Excellence programme (TERA-Science) and seeks to strengthen Estonia’s scientific excellence, train new generations of scientists and engineers, and translate frontier technologies into industrial value.

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have shown in a recently  published study  that antibacterial  coatings which initially appear highly effective at destroying bacteria, may lose their performance over time. Therefore, long-term testing is essential for developing the best antibacterial materials.