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Jun. 6, 2025Press Release Biology Chemistry
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May 28, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Spontaneous symmetry breaking in electron systems proves elusive
What looked like a genuine case of spontaneous symmetry breaking was actually caused by tiny strains in samples -
May 21, 2025Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease
Gut bacteria and acetate, a great combination for weight loss
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May 21, 2025Research Highlight Biology
How the placebo effect tricks the mind into relieving pain
Scientists have determined for the first time how the placebo effect administers pain relief -
May 15, 2025Press Release Biology
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May 15, 2025Research Highlight Biology
How hunger pangs push back the onset of puberty
A neural connection between sensations of hunger and the delayed onset of puberty has been teased out for the first time -
May 15, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Extending the applicability of a key quantum law
Even quantum systems with long-range interactions between particles can be analyzed using a key principle -
May 9, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Boosting quantum error correction using AI
A method for fixing errors that occur in quantum computers is made massively more efficient through deep learning -
May 9, 2025Research Highlight Chemistry
Sulfur-capped carbon nanobelts promise novel applications
A remarkably easy way to cap carbon nanobelts with sulfur atoms has been demonstrated -
May 1, 2025Research Highlight Biology
Investigating the link between genes and vertebrae in tetrapods
A clear link between the arrangement of vertebrae in the spine and certain genes holds for mammals, but not for birds and amphibians -
May 1, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Calculating the strong attraction of a charming particle
Calculations pin down the strong attraction between a proton or neutron and a charmonium -
Apr. 23, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Tightening the math behind a key quantum process
Researchers shed light on the quantum process of distillable entanglement by developing an exact mathematical expression for it -
Apr. 17, 2025Research Highlight Biology
Mouse model reveals how a mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease
A new model mouse for the neurodegenerative disorder has helped uncover the protective mechanism of a genetic mutation -
Apr. 17, 2025Research Highlight Biology
Lipid ‘nanodomains’ hold the key to cell signaling mystery
The role that tiny globules of fat in the cell membrane play in regulating an important protein has been imaged on a molecular level -
Apr. 11, 2025Research Highlight Biology
How one bad protein can affect both immunity and brain development
Some mutated proteins not only fail to function properly―they can also hinder the tasks of other proteins -
Apr. 11, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Simpler is better when it comes to terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Simplifying the experimental setup of spectroscopy based on terahertz waves makes it much faster and more stable -
Mar. 31, 2025Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering
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Mar. 31, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Controlling self-assembly better than nature does
Applying a magnetic field to rod-like viruses induces them to form disks of tunable shape and size -
Mar. 27, 2025Feature Highlight Chemistry
Plastic-like materials that dissolve in the sea
Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics pollution crisis. -
Mar. 27, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Transistor reshapes electronic properties of a 2D material
Squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can turn it from a semiconductor into a metal, superconductor or insulator