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Research Highlight Jul. 3, 2020

Rare-metal abundance points to a missing companion star for the supernova Cassiopeia A
A fresh analysis of x-ray data suggests that one of the best known supernovae had a companion star

Perspectives Jul. 3, 2020

Wiring a new path to scalable quantum computing
Clever wiring architecture will soon produce bigger and better quantum circuits, says Yasunobu Nakamura.

Research Highlight Jun. 26, 2020

Light nucleus predicted to be stable despite having two strange quarks
Calculations predict that a light ‘hypernucleus’ containing a particle with two strange quarks will be stable

Feature Highlight Jun. 26, 2020

Friendly bacteria fight stomach ulcers
A family of bacteria in the stomachs of mice activate immune reactions that may help combat the negative effects of Helicobacter pylori, which causes most human gastric ulcers.

Research Highlight Jun. 26, 2020

Producing attosecond pulses that pack a punch
Ultrashort, energetic pulses can now be generated by combining three highly controlled pulses

Press Release Jun. 25, 2020

Blood cell mutations linked to leukemias are inevitable as we age

Press Release Jun. 23, 2020

New research deepens mystery of particle generation in proton collisions

Press Release Jun. 19, 2020

Advancing lipidomics: researchers establish atlas of lipids in living organisms

Research Highlight Jun. 19, 2020

Pseudo-2D architecture for quantum computers is simple and scalable
A simple approach to arranging the building blocks of quantum computers has been demonstrated

Research Highlight Jun. 19, 2020

Two-electron qubit points the way to scaling up quantum computers
Using building blocks based on two electrons rather than one could help to realize larger quantum computers

Press Release Jun. 18, 2020

Manipulating tiny skyrmions with small electric currents

Research Highlight Jun. 12, 2020

Sound waves create skyrmions in a magnetic film
Nanoscale magnetic whirlpools can be formed in a film by applying sound waves

Research Highlight Jun. 12, 2020

Atypical myosin plays a key role in neuron branching
In a surprise finding, a well-known actin motor protein is found to play an important role in the branching of neurons

Research Highlight Jun. 12, 2020

Hot holes are key in a plasmon-induced reaction of oxygen molecules on silver surfaces
Imaging single molecules of oxygen on a silver surface has revealed why their chemical bonds are broken by the optical near-fields generated by light striking metal nanoparticles

Press Release Jun. 9, 2020

Using multiomics in an agricultural field, scientists discover that organic nitrogen plays a key role in plant growth

Research Highlight Jun. 5, 2020

Chemokine renders immune cells less effective against cancer cells
A signaling molecule produced by the immune system hinders the immune cells from attacking cancer cells in mice

Research Highlight Jun. 5, 2020

Breaking symmetry leads to responsive organic photodetectors
A response to light usually seen only in inorganic compounds has been realized in organic liquid crystals, opening the way to highly responsive photodetectors

Press Release Jun. 2, 2020

Terahertz radiation can disrupt proteins in living cells

Press Release May 28, 2020

A single proton can make a heck of a difference

Research Highlight May 22, 2020

Superconductivity emerges in semiconductor on doping with valence-skipping metal
A long-known semiconductor that turns into a superconductor on doping provides a good system for exploring the effects of valence skipping