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Real-time view inside microreactor reveals 2D semiconductor growth secrets
- Feb 2, 2026
As the miniaturization of silicon-based semiconductor devices approaches fundamental physical limits, the electronics industry faces an urgent need fo...
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Cells adapt to aging by actively remodeling endoplasmic reticulum, study reveals
- Feb 2, 2026
Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these added golden years are not...
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Removing livestock from grasslands could compromise long-term soil carbon storage
- Feb 2, 2026
Removing sheep and other livestock entirely from upland grasslands—a strategy often promoted as a way to boost carbon storage and tackle climate chang...
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Iron catalyst drives asymmetric 1,6 addition of aliphatic Grignard reagents to α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
- Feb 2, 2026
Scientists at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have successfully realized the highly selective asymmetric 1,6 addition of aliphatic Grig...
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Two-step approach creates more sustainable protein nanostructures for advanced sensing and therapeutics
- Feb 2, 2026
Gas vesicles are among the largest known protein nanostructures produced and assembled inside microbial cells. These hollow, air-filled cylindrical na...
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Resilience bonds could serve as an insurance solution to address climate change risks
- Feb 2, 2026
Researchers with Lehigh University's Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience, led by anthropologist David G. Casagrande, have identified two ur...
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A more realistic picture of platinum electrodes
- Feb 2, 2026
Current electrochemical theory does not adequately describe realistic platinum electrodes. Scientists at Leiden University have now, for the first tim...
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Machine learning accelerates plasma mirror design for high-power lasers
- Feb 2, 2026
Plasma mirrors capable of withstanding the intensity of powerful lasers are being designed through an emerging machine learning framework. Researchers...
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New class of catalysts could dramatically change playing field in nickel catalysis
- Feb 2, 2026
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported a breakthrough in nickel catalysis that harnesses a rare oxidation state of n...
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How microorganisms on rock surfaces shape groundwater
- Feb 2, 2026
Deep beneath the Earth's surface, in the pores and crevices of rock, live huge communities of microorganisms. They are invisible to the naked eye—yet...
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How bacteria learned to target numerous cell types
- Feb 2, 2026
Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and bind to receptors on the s...
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Bigger is not always better: Smaller leaves optimize light use in soybeans
- Feb 2, 2026
In efforts to better understand how soybean plants capture and use light, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how...