Powerful X-ray reveals the inner life of an electric-vehicle battery
Thu 7:00pmNature, Published online: 08 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03756-2Researchers get an unprecedented glimpse of how ions behave during a drive.Big Bang observatory tops wish list for big US physics projects
Wed 7:00pm By Davide CastelvecchiNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03944-0Report also supports projects of unprecedented scale to study dark matter, neutrinos and the Higgs boson.CRISPR 2.0: a new wave of gene editors heads for clinical trials
Wed 7:00pm By Heidi LedfordNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03797-7Landmark approval of the first CRISPR therapy paves the way for treatments based on more efficient and more precise genome editors.Quantum-computing approach uses single molecules as qubits for first time
Wed 7:00pm By Davide CastelvecchiNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03943-1Platforms based on molecules manipulated using ‘optical tweezers’ might be able to perform complex physics calculations.Early-career NIH researchers vote overwhelmingly to form union
Wed 7:00pm By Max KozlovNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03898-3The bargaining group will be the first ever to represent graduate students and postdocs in the US government, as they push for better pay and benefits.This cyborg cockroach could be the future of earthquake search and rescue
Wed 7:00pm By Liam DrewNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03801-0From drivable bionic animals to machines made from muscle, biohybrid robots are on their way to a variety of uses.Why coffee particles clump and make a mess during grinding
Wed 7:00pmNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03755-3Scientists studying the electrical charge on coffee particles stumble on a secret to a better cup of joe.Women who travel boost research networks at home — but only in countries with high gender equity
Wed 7:00pm By Natasha GilbertNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03932-4Researchers moving between institutions in low- and middle-income countries can confer wide-reaching benefits on their colleagues.Holiday side dish: a big helping of indoor air pollution
Wed 7:00pmNature, Published online: 07 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03754-4Particulate-matter levels in US homes peak during mealtime — and especially on Thanksgiving and Christmas.India and climate: what does the world’s most populous nation want from COP28?
Tue 7:00pm By Gayathri VaidyanathanNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03866-xIndia wants to be the voice of the global south at the climate conference. It is also massively dependent on coal.Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arrays
Tue 7:00pm By Dolev BluvsteinNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06927-3Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arraysDaily briefing: How to stave off climate tipping points with self-perpetuating solutions
Tue 7:00pm By Flora GrahamNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03939-xPlanet-altering climate ‘tipping points’ are looming — but positive behavioural and economic shifts could result in runaway benefits for the climate. Plus, scientists race to save…Harmful tumour–kidney interactions identified
Tue 7:00pm By Pierre LeopoldNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03630-1Fatal renal dysfunction is often associated with tumour development. Fly and mouse data reveal evolutionarily conserved mechanisms that link tumours to renal failure and offer potential…Probing single electron spins with an atomic force microscope for quantum applications
Tue 7:00pmNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03650-xElectron spin resonance is a standard method for studying the structure of chemical compounds, and it can also be used to control quantum spin states. Combining electron spin resonance…Catastrophic change looms as Earth nears climate ‘tipping points’, report says
Tue 7:00pm By Jeff TollefsonNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03849-yPolar ice, coral reefs and other Earth systems could cross irrevocable thresholds soon, but urgent action could stave off the worst effects.A novel antidiuretic hormone governs tumour-induced renal dysfunction
Tue 7:00pm By Wenhao XuNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06833-8Experiments using conserved tumour models show that the G-protein-coupled receptor TkR99D in Drosophila Malphigian tubular stellate cells and NK3R in mouse renal tubules link malignant…Nomad
Tue 7:00pm By Richard A. LovettNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03824-7Two by two.Bipolar outflows out to 10 kpc for massive galaxies at redshift z ≈ 1
Tue 7:00pm By Yucheng GuoNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06718-wAn ultra-deep MUSE image of the mean Mg II emission for a sample of galaxies at redshift z ≈ 1 suggests the presence of bipolar outflows on scales of 10 kpc or more.N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting
Tue 7:00pm By Thomas E. MulroneyNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06800-3A study demonstrates that nucleotide modifications in mRNA-based therapeutics can lead to +1 ribosomal frameshifting during translation, yielding products that can trigger immune…How immense mountains create one of the rainiest places on Earth
Tue 7:00pmNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03758-0The western coast of Colombia can get more than 26 metres of rain a year, thanks to the influence of air jets hitting the Andes range.This bird escaped extinction — but its genes hint at an ominous future
Tue 7:00pmNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03752-6The extravagantly feathered Seychelles paradise flycatcher lacks genetic diversity, which might hamper its resilience to climate change and other threats.The world’s smallest light-trapping silicon cavity
Tue 7:00pm By Nick Petrić HoweNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03886-7Researchers exploit intermolecular forces to carve a nanoscale hole, and investigating whether poverty can be reduced without increasing emissions.Dictionary of immune responses to cytokines at single-cell resolution
Tue 7:00pm By Ang CuiNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06816-9An extensive global transcriptomics analysis of in vivo responses to 86 cytokines across more than 17 immune cell types reveals enormous complexity of cellular responses to cytokines,…Biological carbon pump estimate based on multidecadal hydrographic data
Tue 7:00pm By Wei-Lei WangNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06772-4By using several decades of hydrographic data and an inverse biogeochemical model that implicitly accounts for all known export pathways, a top-down estimate of the strength of the…Self-assembled photonic cavities with atomic-scale confinement
Tue 7:00pm By Ali Nawaz BabarNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06736-8Silicon photonic nanocavities based on surface forces and conventional lithography and etching are developed, demonstrating pioneering technology that integrates atomic dimensions with…A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes
Tue 7:00pm By Siwei ChenNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06045-0A genomic constraint map for the human genome constructed using data from 76,156 human genomes from the Genome Aggregation Database shows that non-coding constrained regions are enriched…US agency launches experiments to find innovative ways to fund research
Tue 7:00pm By Dalmeet Singh ChawlaNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03933-3Caleb Watney explains how the National Science Foundation’s ‘science of science’ programme will find efficiencies and support ‘high-risk, high-reward’ studies.Self-assembling structures close the gap to trap light
Tue 7:00pm By Takashi AsanoNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03685-0An innovative method uses the intrinsic attractive force between silicon surfaces that are separated by a tiny gap to engineer structures that can confine light — offering an ideal…Humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it?
Tue 7:00pm By Dyani LewisNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03818-5Ancient humans painted scenes in Indonesian caves more than 45,000 years ago, but their art is disappearing rapidly. Researchers are trying to discover what’s causing the damage and…Single-molecule electron spin resonance by means of atomic force microscopy
Tue 7:00pm By Lisanne SelliesNature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06754-6By using a pump–probe atomic force microscopy detection scheme, electron spin transitions between non-equilibrium triplet states of individual pentacene molecules, as well as the…
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