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Mar. 10, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Mutations that interfere with cytokinin signaling help Arabidopsis plants tolerate high salinity
Defective molecular signaling in plants helps them survive in a salty medium

Mar. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Wormholes help resolve black hole information paradox
A mathematical analysis helps illuminate the puzzle over how information escapes from a black hole

Feb. 28, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Strong, stretchy, self-healing polymers rapidly recover from damage
A catalytic combination of multiple monomers generates a polymer that has an exceptional ability to self-heal

Feb. 23, 2022Press Release Biology Engineering

Nanocarrier spray: better crops without genetic modification

Feb. 22, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Astrocytes help orchestrate synaptic activity in learning and memory
Brain cells known as astrocytes play a prominent part in tuning the changes in neuronal activity that enable memories to be stored

Feb. 15, 2022Press Release Chemistry Engineering

A new, sustainable way to make hydrogen for fuel cells and fertilizers

Feb. 11, 2022Press Release Engineering

Introducing Nikola, the emotional android kid

Feb. 8, 2022Press Release Biology

Amylin peptide in the brain senses isolation and drives social contact-seeking behavior

Feb. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Modeling high-harmonic generation without resorting to perturbation theory
The interaction between high-power laser light and matter is better described by a new mathematical approach

Feb. 8, 2022Research Highlight Biology

How left and right hippocampal CA1 regions in the mouse brain talk with each other
Neurons in the left and right hippocampal CA1 area coordinate their activity thanks to input from CA3 cells

Feb. 8, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Calcium pump motions captured in action
Molecular dynamic simulations show how a protein pump transports calcium to help control muscle contractions

Feb. 4, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Self-templating, solvent-free supramolecular polymer synthesis
A green method for producing crystalline supramolecular fibers promises to make polymer production more sustainable

Feb. 4, 2022Research Highlight Engineering

Laminating organic photovoltaics onto curved surfaces
Ultrathin electronics can now be laminated onto curved surfaces using heat-shrinkable polymers

Jan. 27, 2022Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

Improved retinal transplant technique almost ready for clinical trials

Jan. 27, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Plausible steps toward the evolution of a key protein fold of RNA polymerases
Study sheds light on the origin of a folded structure at the heart of some key enzymes

Jan. 27, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

Dissociation mechanism of oxygen molecules on a silver surface unveiled
The mechanism by which oxygen molecules break up into atoms on silver surfaces has been clarified for the first time

Jan. 21, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Faster technique for resetting quantum circuits proposed
Simulations suggest a new technique for resetting ‘qubits’ in a quantum computer without harming them

Jan. 20, 2022Press Release Physics / Astronomy Computing / Math

Scientists achieve key elements for fault-tolerant quantum computation in silicon spin qubits

Jan. 14, 2022Press Release Biology

The free-energy principle explains the brain

Jan. 13, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Determining the Hamiltonian of quantum systems with far fewer measurements
The energy function that governs systems of quantum particles can be determined using much fewer measurements than previously considered necessary