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Jun. 24, 2022Feature Highlight Chemistry

Cracking green hydrogen energy
An electrocatalyst that has a long shelf life is a major step towards realizing terawatts from green hydrogen.

Jun. 9, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Imaging how a light-driven chloride pump works
Light-induced changes in shape enable a pump in a marine bacterium to suck in chloride ions from seawater

Jun. 7, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Fluorescent molecules revealed by quantum chemistry and machine learning
Six fluorescent compounds have been uncovered by a novel strategy for designing molecules that combines machine learning and quantum chemistry calculations

Jun. 3, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Rapid, single-cell analysis of microbiotas now possible
A new method for single cells can rapidly determine the make-up of bacterial communities in the gut and environment

Jun. 3, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Shining light on a fluid completely changes its dielectric permittivity
Simply illuminating a fluid can cause its interaction with an electric field to greatly vary

May 26, 2022Press Release Biology

Palaeospondylus : long-standing mystery of vertebrate evolution solved using powerful X-rays

May 26, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Three chaperones coordinate the breakup of amyloid fibrils in yeast
A fluorescence microscopy study shows how amyloid fibrils in yeast are dismantled

May 17, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Mouse stem cells for primitive endoderm established
The third type of stem cells that make up the precursors of mouse embryos has been established for the first time

May 17, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Arabidopsis thaliana shoots regenerate better in balmy conditions
Simply turning up the heat can boost the regeneration of cuttings of thale cress

May 13, 2022Press Release Physics / Astronomy

Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae

May 9, 2022Research Highlight Medicine / Disease

Iron-snatching compound effective against the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica
A safe and effective drug against a parasitic amoeba could come from a new approach that exploits the parasite’s need for iron

May 6, 2022Press Release Computing / Math

It takes three to tangle: long-range quantum entanglement needs three-way interaction

Apr. 28, 2022Press Release Biology

An epigenetic cause of miscarriages is identified and cured in mice

Apr. 26, 2022Press Release Biology

Death in darkness: a new type of cell death discovered in fly guts

Apr. 22, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Selective synthesis of meta isomers now possible
A roof-like ligand permits the selective synthesis of one of the three possible isomers of a key class of aromatic chemicals

Apr. 18, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Visualizing spin angular momentum in water waves
An important concept in quantum physics known as spin can be seen in water waves

Apr. 11, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Quantum computing and deep learning could help solve the mysteries of quantum gravity
Emerging technologies are promising for helping physicists develop a theory that unites quantum physics and gravity

Apr. 8, 2022Press Release Medicine / Disease Computing / Math

Doctors diagnosing fetal heart disease benefit from explanatory AI

Apr. 5, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Ringing black holes could put general relativity to the test
Gravitational waves could reveal whether general relativity must be modified at the edges of black holes

Apr. 4, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Thermal electrons play key role in determining emissions from gamma-ray-burst afterglows
Theoretical model probes the origins of unexpectedly high-energy radiation from the aftermath of cosmic explosions