Scientists Develop New Ways to Control the Mirror Images of Molecules
Chemists are developing increasingly sophisticated techniques for controlling the three-dimensional structure of molecules, potentially improving the way medicines and advanced…
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Scientists Explore Vast Underground Reserves of Natural Hydrogen
A potentially important new source of low-carbon energy may be hiding deep beneath the Earth’s surface. Scientists are investigating geologic…
Logical Qubits Bring Quantum Computing Closer to Reliable Operation
Quantum computing researchers are making progress toward one of the field’s most difficult objectives: building computers that can perform calculations…
Gut Bacteria May Hold an Important Clue to Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists investigating Parkinson’s disease are uncovering increasingly important connections between the digestive system and the brain. Research from the California…
Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trials
Experimental vaccines targeting more stable parts of influenza viruses have produced encouraging immune responses, but protection across flu strains remains…
Unlocking the Ocean’s Hidden Battery: Massive Lithium Find in Salton Sea Brine
California’s geothermal reservoirs could provide a major domestic source of battery material, if extraction can be made commercially viable. Deep…
A New Weapon Against Superbugs: AI Designs Novel Antibiotics
Researchers used machine learning to identify a compound that targets a difficult-to-treat hospital bacterium, with encouraging results in laboratory and…
The First “Artificial Life-Form” with a Redesigned Genome
Researchers rebuilt the genome of E. coli using fewer genetic instructions, demonstrating how extensively biology’s code can be rewritten. Scientists…
A Revolution in Clean Energy: Doubling Solar Efficiency with Perovskite
Combining perovskite with silicon offers a route to producing more electricity from the same panel area. Solar technology that combines…
Fuel costs halve airline profits and sink Spirit
The Iran war’s fuel-price shock is squeezing airline margins, forcing schedule cuts and adding pressure for higher fares. Global airlines…