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Cell & Microbiology Aug 3, 2026

Scientists watch, molecule by molecule, as cell helpers rescue problem proteins

University of Wollongong (UOW) scientists have uncovered, for the first time, exactly how two of the cell's "helper" proteins operate as a rescue crew for misfolded proteins, a discovery that sheds new light on the molecular ...

Ecology Aug 3, 2026

176-year oyster mystery spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific solved by DNA

An international study led by Curtin University has put to bed a scientific debate dating back 176 years, confirming that two historically significant oyster species from Western Australia and Fiji are distinct species.

Nanophysics Aug 2, 2026

New microscopy method achieves angstrom-scale localization precision with one laser

Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, the Pfizer Inc.–Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have developed a super-resolution ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 30, 2026

Photonic time crystals unlock ultrafast control of light in the terahertz range

An international team of researchers from École Polytechnique, Collège de France and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has achieved a world first: the experimental realization of an all-optical photonic time crystal ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 30, 2026

Cesium atoms and quantum dots generate indistinguishable photons for modular quantum networks

Large-scale quantum communication networks require both reliable quantum memories and coherent single-photon sources that can exchange quantum information efficiently. A coherent source of single photons with narrow linewidth, ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 30, 2026

Light's hidden properties save quantum information from the chaos of bad weather

For years, researchers have tried to harness the "twist" of light to transmit data. This property describes how light spirals as it travels forward, and because it can be molded into a virtually infinite number of different ...

Plants & Animals Jul 30, 2026

Amazonian 'zombie' fungus harbors a hidden stage inside forest mosses, new study reveals

A team led by researchers at the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), in Manaus, has found evidence that the "zombie-ant" fungus (genus Ophiocordyceps), known worldwide for controlling ant behavior and forcing ...

Biochemistry Jul 29, 2026

Flexible DNA directs proteins into atomically ordered crystals, overturning crystallization assumptions

For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms. Crystallization enables scientists to determine the molecular structures of proteins, which can provide a ...

Agriculture Jul 28, 2026

AI technology sees through leaves to transform horticulture

University of Canterbury (UC) computer science professor Richard Green leads UC Vision, with researcher Dr. Richie Ellingham developing AI and computer vision technology that can identify, measure and track fruit hidden behind ...

Social Sciences Jul 27, 2026

Cracking the code: Can AI help us decipher ancient languages?

Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that's a bilingual text, like the Rosetta Stone, or a known relative to compare it to. Linear A, the writing system of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization ...

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