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Jan. 30, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Explanation found for puzzling observation of Shiba states in superconductors
An analysis uncovers the origin of an experimental finding in superconductors that seemed to contradict theory -
Jan. 26, 2023Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease
The best genetic predictors of heart arrhythmia and hidden comorbidity
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Jan. 23, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Gut microbe degrades digestive enzyme trypsin in the large intestine
A gut bacterium in the large intestine may help keep a digestive enzyme in check and provide higher protection from viruses -
Jan. 19, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Complex flows of cold gas are shedding light on stellar nurseries
Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system -
Jan. 19, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Novel fluorescent compound could massively boost the efficiency of device screens
A fluorescent molecule overcomes a critical quantum-mechanical hurdle to realizing highly energy efficient displays -
Dec. 26, 2022Research Highlight Engineering
Deep learning can predict tsunami impacts in less than a second
Deep learning could save lives by slashing the time needed to predict the height and reach of large tsunamis -
Dec. 21, 2022Perspectives Biology
The next milestones in generating artificial organs
RIKEN’s Organoid Project tackles the latest challenges in this highly promising field for regenerative medicine and drug discovery, says Minoru Takasato. -
Dec. 20, 2022Feature Highlight Biology
Ethanol preps rice and wheat for drought
A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath. -
Dec. 14, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry Engineering
A robust self-healing polymer made from a common chemical
A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block -
Dec. 14, 2022Research Highlight Biology
An experimental strategy for recreating organ formation in the lab
Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo -
Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Using ‘cat states’ to realize fault-tolerant quantum computers
A proposal to use cat states promises to make more quantum computers less prone to errors -
Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry
One catalyst generates four nitrogen-containing products at high selectivities
A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds -
Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Single-electron devices could manage heat flow in electronic components
A nanoscale device offers insights into how single electrons interact with vibrations in the presence of a temperature gradient -
Nov. 22, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Nascent gas giant planets may be lurking in dusty disk
Clumps of matter in a protostellar disk cast a cold shadow that could affect how some planets gestate -
Nov. 18, 2022Press Release Medicine / Disease
Inducing hibernation-like state in mice can protect organs during heart surgery
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Nov. 17, 2022Research Highlight Biology
Gene-reading enzyme razes and rebuilds DNA-winding structures in its path
During DNA transcription, an enzyme takes apart nucleosomes and then puts them back together again -
Nov. 8, 2022Research Highlight Biology
Recipe for creating a new plant from a single differentiated cell
A way to reliably induce plant cells to convert into cells capable of growing into whole plants has been demonstrated -
Nov. 2, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry
A cleaner, better way to produce single-photon emitters
A vapor-phase reaction makes carbon nanotubes now even more attractive as single-photon emitters for quantum technologies -
Nov. 2, 2022Research Highlight Biology
Delivering genes into plant mitochondria using polymer-coated carbon nanotubes
DNA can be imported into the mitochondria of plants with a much higher efficiency than before thanks to a new method for delivering genes -
Nov. 1, 2022Perspectives Biology Chemistry Physics / Astronomy Engineering
A spring in the step of SPring-8
Plans for Japan's high-energy 4th generation synchrotron promise to accelerate green innovation along with electrons.