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kickSTART: The Beginning of a Green Generation of Chemistry
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Conductive paste boosts the growth of coral fragments, accelerating restoration activities.
More vulnerable honey bees buffer the hive against heat stress
Honey bees more susceptible to heat are the first to initiate fanning behaviours that help the hive cool down.
Quantum router preserving delicate photon states may advance quantum technologies
Low-loss router based on an interferometer preserves polarization while directing single photons and entangled pairs.
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Edible electronics from non-toxic materials enable complex ingestible devices for healthcare and food monitoring.
Metabolic–Epigenetic Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Immune Dysregulation
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Micron-sized hidden dimensions could solve two of physics’ deepest puzzles
Extra dimensions at the microscale could be tested experimentally within 3-5 years.
Tactile sensors from mechanical metamaterials for sensitive wearables and prosthetics
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Quantum Anomalies in Condensed Matter: From Theoretical Peculiarities to Tangible Science
Making quantum anomalies accessible to experimentalists could redefine next-generation technologies and device engineering.
Surfactants Steer Supraparticle Structure
pH-responsive surfactants enable control over buckled supraparticle formation in emulsion-based systems.
Bone loss in obesity traced to gut microbiota
Obesity changes gut microbiota, causing immune cells to age prematurely and secrete a protein which weakens bones
Walking on Air: Pneumatic System Enables Autonomous Motion in Soft Robots
Robot fabrication in a single step with a desktop 3D printer and pressurised gas.
Behavioral Fever Helps Fight Parasitic Infections
Infected fruit flies use behavioral fever against deadly parasitoid wasps.
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Microneedles enable 98% smaller, cheaper artificial pancreas
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Non-canonical splicing: decrypting the hidden genetic architecture of male infertility
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Teaching machines to quiet the noise in quantum computers
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Hope for our oceans: fast, eco-friendly coral restoration
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More vulnerable honey bees buffer the hive against heat stress
Alexis Komor, Expanding the Gene Editing Toolbox
Young Innovator Awardee for 2025, Komor leads a group at UCSD developing precision genome editing methods using chemical biology.
Machine learning identifies anti-aging neuroprotective treatments
The effects of aging on the human brain could be slowed down with the help of artificial intelligence.
Self-Healing Hydrogels Could Help Injured Ligaments Regenerate
Cell-laden hydrogels could promote tissue regeneration while avoiding immune rejection.
Edible electronics realize safe, complex monitoring devices
Edible electronics from non-toxic materials enable complex ingestible devices for healthcare and food monitoring.
Alexis Komor, Expanding the Gene Editing Toolbox
Young Innovator Awardee for 2025, Komor leads a group at UCSD developing precision genome editing methods using chemical biology.
Machine learning identifies anti-aging neuroprotective treatments
The effects of aging on the human brain could be slowed down with the help of artificial intelligence.
Self-Healing Hydrogels Could Help Injured Ligaments Regenerate
Cell-laden hydrogels could promote tissue regeneration while avoiding immune rejection.
Edible electronics realize safe, complex monitoring devices
Edible electronics from non-toxic materials enable complex ingestible devices for healthcare and food monitoring.
Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements
Fermilab releases its final results, testing the Standard Model of particle physics.
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
A new theory proposes gravity isn’t a fundamental force but emerges from quantum electromagnetic interactions, potentially reshaping our view of spacetime itself.
Organic materials bring probabilistic computing closer to reality
Scientists created flexible probabilistic bits from custom polymers, offering a new, energy-efficient path for AI and machine learning using classical physics.
Self-interacting inflaton particles may reshape our picture of the early universe
Subtle inflaton interactions may reshape our understanding of cosmic inflation, altering predictions about dark matter, black holes, and gravitational waves.
Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements
Fermilab releases its final results, testing the Standard Model of particle physics.
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
A new theory proposes gravity isn’t a fundamental force but emerges from quantum electromagnetic interactions, potentially reshaping our view of spacetime itself.
Organic materials bring probabilistic computing closer to reality
Scientists created flexible probabilistic bits from custom polymers, offering a new, energy-efficient path for AI and machine learning using classical physics.
Self-interacting inflaton particles may reshape our picture of the early universe
Subtle inflaton interactions may reshape our understanding of cosmic inflation, altering predictions about dark matter, black holes, and gravitational waves.
Moth eyes inspire flexible X-ray shields and sensors
Drawing from nature, scientists are creating next-generation X-ray protective clothing and equipment.
Moth eyes inspire flexible X-ray shields and sensors
Drawing from nature, scientists are creating next-generation X-ray protective clothing and equipment.
New Doppler cloak hides moving objects by making them appear static
Doppler cloak confuses radars by altering the phase of incoming radar waves in real time.
Machine learning identifies anti-aging neuroprotective treatments
The effects of aging on the human brain could be slowed down with the help of artificial intelligence.
Moth eyes inspire flexible X-ray shields and sensors
Drawing from nature, scientists are creating next-generation X-ray protective clothing and equipment.
Moth eyes inspire flexible X-ray shields and sensors
Drawing from nature, scientists are creating next-generation X-ray protective clothing and equipment.
New Doppler cloak hides moving objects by making them appear static
Doppler cloak confuses radars by altering the phase of incoming radar waves in real time.
Machine learning identifies anti-aging neuroprotective treatments
The effects of aging on the human brain could be slowed down with the help of artificial intelligence.
More vulnerable honey bees buffer the hive against heat stress
Honey bees more susceptible to heat are the first to initiate fanning behaviours that help the hive cool down.
Soy protein fuels the future of eco-friendly solid-state batteries
The world’s most grown legume could be used to make the batteries of the future.
Water-powered gadgets may be on the horizon thanks to new evaporation-based energy device
Scientists created an “evapolectrics” generator that draws power directly from water evaporation, offering a sustainable, battery-free energy source from humidity.
Climate pledges could shrink global cropland
The tradeoff raises concerns about food security, particularly for the Global South.
More vulnerable honey bees buffer the hive against heat stress
Honey bees more susceptible to heat are the first to initiate fanning behaviours that help the hive cool down.
Soy protein fuels the future of eco-friendly solid-state batteries
The world’s most grown legume could be used to make the batteries of the future.
Water-powered gadgets may be on the horizon thanks to new evaporation-based energy device
Scientists created an “evapolectrics” generator that draws power directly from water evaporation, offering a sustainable, battery-free energy source from humidity.
Climate pledges could shrink global cropland
The tradeoff raises concerns about food security, particularly for the Global South.
Haruka Sasaki, uncovering the link between melatonin and asthma
Haruka Sasaki is researching how melatonin impacts asthma to create new treatments for life-threatening nocturnal attacks.
Riccardo Bassoli: How quantum computing will redefine wireless communication
Future 6G wireless networks will rely on quantum computers, but developing the technology and making it sustainable is complex.
Rose Marks, a botanist studying resurrection plants
Rose Marks uses her climbing skills in remote regions of South Africa to study how water-deprived plants might help develop drought-tolerant crops.
Shira Joudan, tackling PFAS and environmental contaminants with chemistry
Chemist Shira Joudan discusses environmental contaminants, setting up at a new university, and building a supportive community.