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Bio & Medicine Nov 5, 2025

Lipid nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells discovered

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. But advances in heart-failure therapeutics have stalled, largely due to the difficulty of delivering treatments at the cellular level. Now, a UC ...

Biotechnology Oct 25, 2025

Mushrooms show promise as memory chips for future computers

Fungal networks may be a promising alternative to tiny metal devices used in processing and storing digital memories and other computer data, according to a new study.

Economics & Business Oct 27, 2025

Remote work reduced gender discrimination. Returning to the office may change that

Return-to-office mandates are spreading across North America, with Canada's major banks, the Ontario government, Amazon and Facebook calling employees back into the office.

Optics & Photonics Oct 6, 2025

Researchers develop the first miniaturized ultraviolet spectrometer chip

Recently, the iGaN Laboratory led by Professor Haiding Sun at the School of Microelectronics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), together with the team of academician Sheng Liu from Wuhan University, has ...

Astrobiology Sep 23, 2025

Small chip, grand mission: Searching for signs of extraterrestrial life

Is life possible—or has it ever been possible—on other planets? The (Origin of) Life Marker Chip (LMCOOL) seeks the answer. This innovative chip is being developed by a Dutch consortium led by TU Delft. UT researcher ...

Cell & Microbiology Aug 26, 2025

Mechanical memory: The clever strategy cells use to move through narrow environments

In wound healing, immune response, and cancer metastasis, cells migrate through the body—often squeezing through narrow, confined spaces. Together with experimental collaborators, Professor David Bruckner at the University ...

Quantum Physics Sep 28, 2025

Physicists demonstrate 3,000 quantum-bit system capable of continuous operation

One often-repeated example illustrates the mind-boggling potential of quantum computing: A machine with 300 quantum bits could simultaneously store more information than the number of particles in the known universe.

Quantum Physics Sep 29, 2025

'A real physical thing': Quantum computer exhibit at O'Hare seeks to make the technology tangible

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world's first commercially viable quantum computer ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 2, 2025

Molecular qubits can communicate at telecom frequencies

A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of California Berkeley, Argonne National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed molecular qubits that bridge the gap between ...

Nanophysics Oct 10, 2025

Scientists create nanofluidic chip with 'brain-like' memory pathways

Scientists at Monash University have created a tiny fluid-based chip that behaves like neural pathways of the brain, potentially opening the door to a new generation of computers.

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