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Sep. 16, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Observing the life cycle of skyrmions in exquisite detail
Electron microscopy tracks the birth, evolution and death of swirling magnetic patterns

Sep. 8, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Experimentally reconstructing the reorganization of chromosomal DNA during mitosis
An assay that replicates early mitosis reveals how one enzyme first untangles and then winds up chromosomal DNA into compactly organized structures

Sep. 3, 2021Press Release Medicine / Disease Chemistry

Rapid and sensitive on-site measurement of antibodies against the COVID-19 virus

Sep. 3, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Quantum entanglement of three spin qubits demonstrated in silicon
A three-qubit entangled state has been realized in a fully controllable array of spin qubits in silicon

Aug. 26, 2021Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering

Cool new technique allows easier measurements of key particle property

Aug. 19, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Electron–electron and spin–orbit interactions compete to control the electron
The interactions that compete to control electron spin can give rise to novel electronic states useful for future quantum technologies

Aug. 16, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Dual photoreceptor identified in an oceanic green picoplankton
A photoreceptor that can sense a wide range of the light spectrum may help oceanic picoplankton live at different depths

Aug. 10, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Plants recycle specialized metabolic products to provide nutrients for primary metabolism
Plants break down complex metabolic products to recover and reuse the nutrients

Aug. 10, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Unexpected diversity in virus-derived sequences in the human genome
Powerful genetic analysis tools reveal that people exhibit a surprising level of variation in virus-derived genetic sequences

Aug. 6, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Bacteria-made chemical offers a renewable source of synthetic rubber
Microbes are engineered to convert sugar into a chemical found in tires

Aug. 3, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Mott insulator exhibits a sharp response to electron injection
Unexpected peaks in a spectrum upset conventional models of an exotic quantum material

Aug. 2, 2021Press Release Biology

Not-so-blind mice can make strategic and acute visual choices

Jul. 28, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Smoking-gun evidence for neutrinos’ role in supernova explosions
Supernova explosions are sustained by neutrinos from neutron stars, a new observation suggests

Jul. 22, 2021Press Release Biology

Genome editing meets marsupials

Jul. 20, 2021Press Release Biology

A simple compound to control complex gut microbes

Jul. 20, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Basement membrane underpins tissue interactions in the skin
The skin’s basement membrane is highly specialized to enable molecular crosstalk between different tissue types

Jul. 16, 2021Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

SUV39H2 : A direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders

Jul. 14, 2021Research Highlight Biology

Structural study of photosystem I containing chlorophyll d provides hints of how it harnesses low-energy light
High-resolution images of a form of unique pigments found in a photosynthetic membrane protein complex of a marine bacterium reveal how it can live in low-light conditions

Jul. 14, 2021Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Two-dimensional materials and interfaces can convert spin current into a vortex of charge current
Low-power information processing could be possible using a new method for converting between spin and charge currents

Jul. 7, 2021Perspectives Other

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