Published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, a new study from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) combines existing databases with three newly sequenced squid genomes to identify the ‘long fuse’ that led to today’s diversity of squid and cuttlefish.

A new squeezed phonon laser developed by researchers at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology provides precise control over phonons at the nanoscale level. This could give new insights into the nature of gravity, particle acceleration, and quantum physics.

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibres called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for multiple sclerosis and other degenerative brain diseases, suggests a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

When donning an augmented or mixed reality headset, typing via air gestures can be tiring. To remedy this, researchers at Tohoku University developed an approach that turns everyday surfaces into keyboards.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Gobi Partners held the “HKU Entrepreneurship Engine Fund × Gobi Partners” joint fund first close and first batch of investment ceremony, jointly announcing the launch of the Gobi–HKU Fund I. The fund is structured under HKU’s Entrepreneurship Engine Fund (EEF) as a joint fund operated in a fund-of-funds format, aiming to support the development of startups and foster Hong Kong’s innovation and technology ecosystem. The fund will focus on investing in high-potential HKU spin-off startups, providing capital, talent, and strategic support to transform cutting-edge research into globally impactful application solutions.  

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a highly promising large-area, high-throughput manufacturing technique that transfers nanoscale patterns through a mold replication-imprint-demolding process. Yet defects introduced during demolding are often unavoidable and can compromise device reliability. Now, teams from China and Singapore report a strategy in Science Bulletin that integrates NIL with topological protection to realize visible‑band nanolaser devices that remain stable even in the presence of defects or disorder.