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Researchers observe exotic quasiparticle states in kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5

Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. HAO Ning of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Anhui University and the University of Science and Technology of China, has identified two distinct types of unusual low-energy quasiparticle states in the kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅ using single-atom impurities as local "quantum probes" combined with scanning tunnelling spectroscopy.

Journal: Nature Physics

SKKU revolutionizes battery manufacturing with density dry electrode technology; targets foundry commercialization

Sungkyunkwan University External Affairs Division (PR team)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Professor Young-Jun Kim at the Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT) of SKKU has announced a breakthrough in "Dry Electrode" technology-a next-generation manufacturing process for batteries. The team has secured original technology for electrodes with world-class energy density by developing materials optimized for solvent-free electrode processing, a feat expected to shift the paradigm of battery production.

Smithsonian-led research shows that scorpions’ weapons are fortified with metal to suit their needs

Smithsonian
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scorpions wield some of the natural world’s most formidable built-in weapons, from crushing pincers to venomous stingers. Scientists have long known that these structures contain trace metals that strengthen them, but only a small fraction of the roughly 3,000 scorpions had ever been examined for this trait. A new study published April 28 in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface dramatically expands that understanding. Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute analyzed 18 scorpion species and uncovered striking patterns in the concentration and distribution of these metals.

Journal: Journal of The Royal Society Interface

AI model detects very early normally ‘invisible’ tissue changes of pancreatic cancer

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and the human eye find difficult to detect, finds research published online in the journal Gut. As such, it offers the potential to shift an all too common late stage, terminal disease diagnosis to one that is at an early stage (stage 0) and treatable, say the researchers. While REDMOD was more accurate than experienced radiologists, it requires testing in high risk patients, defined as those with unexpected weight loss and newly diagnosed diabetes, before it can be widely used in clinical practice, they add.

Journal: Gut
Funder: National Institutes of Health; Funk Zitiello Foundation;Centene Charitable Foundation; Hoveida Family Foundation

No brain required: This is how the single-celled stentor learns

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells — much less a brain — can behave in ways that resemble learning. But those observations only went so far. How the organism did that was a mystery.

Journal: Current Biology
Funder: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Commission, EMBO, Fondation Fourmentin-Guilbert

UCLA research improves molecular probe for drug discovery

California NanoSystems Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A UCLA-led international research collaboration unveiled a new technology that may help scientists better understand how small molecules, including many drugs, bind to proteins. The invention works with an existing lab method called photo-crosslinking. Leaving behind a clean, uniform chemical signature, the technology allowed the team to directly compare how different molecules compete for the same binding site on a protein, all in a single experiment. Because most small-molecule drugs act by binding to specific protein targets, finding precisely where these molecules bind is a major benefit for drug discovery.

Journal: Nature Chemistry

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers develop smart soft sensors to restore surgeons’ sense of touch in minimally invasive procedures

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed soft, flexible sensors that help restore a surgeon’s sense of touch during minimally invasive, or “keyhole,” surgery.

Journal: Microsystems & Nanoengineering

Biophysical Society denounces mass termination of National Science Board

Biophysical Society
Business Announcement

BETHESDA, MD – The Biophysical Society denounces the Administration’s termination of the National Science Board (NSB) en masse on Friday, April 24. The board, deliberately designed to avoid partisan political influence, plays a pivotal role in shaping U.S. science and engineering policy, guiding investments that drive innovation and economic growth. It also provides oversight and strategic direction for the NSF, ensuring the societal benefits of fundamental research. The National Science Foundation Act created both the agency and oversight Board and intentionally established rotating six-year terms to ensure consistent support for the work being done by the $9 billion agency.

Toward tougher, longer-lasting, more sustainable tires

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Harvard study describes a way to process natural rubber that preserves its long molecular chains while mixing in strength-endowing particles.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences