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Oct. 17, 2024Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Wearable, water-resistant light detector targets health monitoring
An ultrathin, organic light detector that is water resistant is promising for monitoring vital signs

Oct. 10, 2024Research Highlight Biology

Unlocking the mystery of chromosomal errors
How chromosomal errors arise during division in egg cells in mice

Oct. 10, 2024Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

A solar cell that is stretchable without sacrificing power
A solar cell that is intrinsically stretchable could be used to power wearable devices

Oct. 3, 2024Press Release Chemistry Engineering

Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life’s origin

Oct. 3, 2024Research Highlight Biology

What goes up, must come down for complex organic synthesis
Rethinking the energetics of assembling complex molecules promises to make target molecular structures easier to access

Oct. 3, 2024Research Highlight Biology

Ancient protein structure illuminates life’s evolutionary secrets
A never-before-seen folding structure may have enabled early molecular evolution and the diversification of proteins

Oct. 2, 2024Press Release Chemistry

Planning a drug’s route in the body with synthetic chemistry

Oct. 2, 2024Perspectives Other

Pioneering the Future Through “Science that Connects”
Interview with President Makoto Gonokami: Creating a Scientific Research Structure to Break New Ground through Collaboration

Sep. 30, 2024Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

Proteins in meat, milk, and other foods suppress gut tumors

Sep. 27, 2024Press Release Computing / Math

Powerful quantum error correction with a beautiful geometry

Sep. 27, 2024Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Smashing heavy ions together could produce the world’s strongest electric fields
Future particle-physics experiments may inadvertently generate fields stronger than the most intense lasers, according to calculations

Sep. 27, 2024Research Highlight Biology

Structural secrets of antiepileptic drugs uncovered
A cryo-electron microscopy study reveals how antiepileptic drugs are recognized by a key protein found in the synapses of neurons

Sep. 10, 2024Press Release Biology

How aging affects stem cells: A fly's tale

Sep. 5, 2024Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

More magic in twisted layers of graphene
Adding an alternating magnetic field to two layers of graphene twisted at an angle can give rise to interesting effects

Sep. 5, 2024Research Highlight Chemistry

Making valuable molecules from the air
Simple and abundant starting materials can directly make industrially important alkyl amines by using titanium polyhydrides

Aug. 31, 2024Press Release Biology

Chromosome copy errors pinpointed in embryo development

Aug. 22, 2024Press Release Biology

Navigating the future: brain cells that plan where to go

Aug. 16, 2024Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Lifetime of triply charged thorium-229 isomer ion is suitable for nuclear clocks
Laser measurements on thorium ions clear the way for applications in ultraprecise nuclear timepieces

Aug. 15, 2024Perspectives Other

More than 100 years of collaboration
Two leading research institutes located far from each other, but formed in the early 20th century along similar lines, continue to make breakthroughs together.

Aug. 14, 2024Feature Highlight Biology Medicine / Disease

DNA study challenges thinking on ancestry of people in Japan
By studying the genomes of more than 3,000 people across Japan, researchers have shed light on the population’s complex ancestry. The work may also pave the way for future precision medicine.