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Dec. 21, 2023Feature Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Quantum computers start to measure up
Instead of optimizing gate-based quantum computers, Atsushi Sakaguchi and his colleagues of the Optical Quantum Computing Research Team at the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing have been developing measurement-based quantum computing. -
Dec. 13, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Simple relation for optimizing enzyme reaction rates
A surprisingly simple expression for enzyme activity could help guide biotechnologists -
Dec. 11, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Measuring the lifetimes of strange nuclei
Nuclei with a property known as strangeness have been created and their lifetimes precisely determined -
Dec. 8, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Making a quantum sandwich from just one material
A superconducting junction made from a single 2D material promises to harness strange new physics -
Dec. 8, 2023Research Highlight Chemistry
Catalyst makes drugs inside the body to minimize side effects
A robust biocompatible catalyst that is active in blood could lead to safer treatments with minimal side effect -
Dec. 7, 2023Research Highlight Biology
High-quality genome for common buckwheat will help improve crops
A high-quality genetic analysis of common buckwheat provides insights into its domestication history and will help develop more useful crops -
Nov. 29, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Artificial intelligence shares our confidence bias
Humans display some puzzling dissociations between decisions and confidence, and it turns out AI does too -
Nov. 27, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Using Josephson junctions to control the flow of a supercurrent
The superconducting equivalent of the diode has been realized using Josephson junctions, opening new possibilities for harnessing superconductivity in devices -
Nov. 21, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Stirring a polariton condensate using a special laser beam
Vortices can be created at will in a superfluid made of light -
Nov. 13, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Dissecting the structural secrets of the inactive X chromosome
Sophisticated techniques offer insights into the unusual features of the inactive X chromosome in female mammalian cells -
Nov. 10, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy
Dynamics of skyrmion spin states confirmed in neutron-scattering experiments
Neutron-scattering experiments confirm the dynamics of magnetic whirlpools, which could prove useful in future super-efficient devices -
Nov. 10, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Unlocking the rhythms behind the growth of zigzag hair
The molecular secrets behind ‘zigzag’ hair patterns have been uncovered, offering an avenue for anti-aging solutions -
Nov. 7, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Uncovering the cell’s read–write mechanism for gene expression instructions
Researchers have uncovered how instructions for gene expression are relayed -
Oct. 31, 2023Research Highlight Biology
New tool reveals the impact of ‘jumping genes’ on diseases
Scientists are now able to accurately analyze mobile genes thanks to a new algorithm -
Oct. 31, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Atomic picture of dengue replication could transform antiviral approaches
Three-dimensional structures of the replication machinery of the dengue virus could lead to new, targeted antiviral drugs -
Oct. 30, 2023Perspectives Physics / Astronomy
Simulating spins, spirals and shrinking devices
Researchers at RIKEN are trying to reverse the traditional approach to developing quantum-scale, energy-efficient electrical and computing components. -
Oct. 30, 2023Research Highlight Biology Physics / Astronomy
Investigating how gluons help protons get their spin
New study shows that the spins of gluons align with the spin of the protons they are in -
Oct. 30, 2023Research Highlight Biology
How molecules in the zebrafish brain indicate it’s time to quit a fight
The molecular mechanism in the brains of zebrafish that causes a fish to withdraw from a fight has been identified -
Oct. 26, 2023Research Highlight Chemistry
Ultrafast x-ray pulses force atoms to give up their electronic secrets
An x-ray scattering technique can reveal new insights into the organization of electrons in atoms -
Oct. 25, 2023Research Highlight Biology
Signaling molecule from cancer cells induces metabolic changes to fruit-fly larvae
The connection between local tumors and body-wide changes to metabolism has been revealed in fruit-fly larvae