GHz-rate optical phase shift in light-matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
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The cutting-edge medical approaches that could transform ageing
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Real-time molecular recorders expose the inner lives of cells
Illustration: The Project Twins Cells are poor storytellers. They live complex, eventful lives — dividing, migrating, responding to…
three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91.…
These alien planets are astronomers’ favourites: here’s why
Thirty years ago this week, two Swiss astronomers announced that they had spotted the first known planet orbiting…
what her genes and lifestyle tell us about longevity
Maria Branyas Morera had been verified as the oldest living person when she died last year at age…
Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level
The tango’s complexity might make it particularly good for keeping the brain young.Credit: Tempura/Getty Whether it’s dancing the…
AI has designed thousands of potential antibiotics. Will any work?
Credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help design the next generation…
These science prizes want to rival the Nobels: how do they compare?
How do science prizes such as the Breakthrough Prize and the Turing Prize compare with the Nobel science…
These laser-cut discs turn into super precise parachutes
This is a new type of parachute designed using the principles of kirigami – the art of transforming…
ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
Susan Monarez was fired from her role as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Polarons shape the interlayer exciton emission of MoSe2/WSe2 heterobilayers
Sio, W. H. & Giustino, F. Polarons in two-dimensional atomic crystals. Nat. Phys. 19, 629–636 (2023). Article CAS …