Nanophotonic waveguide chip-to-world beam scanning
Hsu, C.-P. et al. A review and perspective on optical phased array for automotive LiDAR. IEEE J. Sel.…
Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice
Some bacteria in the intestines of mice increase in abundance as the animals age.Credit: Prof Cinti & V.…
Lense–Thirring precessing magnetar engine drives a superluminous supernova
Gal-Yam, A. in Handbook of Supernovae (eds Alsabti, A. W. & Murdin, P.) 195–237 (Springer, 2017). Moriya, T.…
Ageing promotes metastasis via activation of the integrated stress response
Mice and in vivo studies KrasLSL-G12D/+Trp53flox/flox mice (designated as KP)60 were maintained on a mixed C57BL/6-129/Sv genetic background.…
Scientists revive activity in frozen mouse brains for the first time
A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film Alien.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX via AJ Pics/Alamy A familiar trope…
‘Virtual cell’ captures most-basic process of life: bacterial division
A computer generated illustration of a simulated cell in the early stages of division. Credit: Zane Thornburg For…
advice from scientists who retracted their papers
Some researchers who retract their papers do so after others in the scientific community raise red flags to…
A framework for estimating manure nitrogen balance and recycling potential for current and future conditions in the USA
Data sources We collected national-, state- and county-level animal inventories from the US Department of Agriculture-National Agricultural Statistics…
Daily multivitamin slows signs of biological ageing
Taking multivitamins daily was associated with changes in epigenetic ageing ‘clocks’.Credit: Halfpoint Images/Getty Taking a multivitamin every day…
How fast does a protein fold? Real-time technique captures the moment
It can take less than a microsecond for proteins (artist’s impression) to fold into their 3D shapes.Credit: Christoph…
The missing pieces of menopause science
When Rachel Pope started studying the menopause transition a decade ago, she hadn’t lived it herself. So, she…
These brain cells clear proteins that contribute to Alzheimer’s
Credit: Zephyr/Science Photo Library A group of specialized cells play a crucial part in clearing toxic proteins from…