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Jan. 14, 2026Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Reading qubits in an ultraclean environment
Microwaves should be able to probe qubits made from single electrons floating above liquid helium

Jan. 7, 2026Feature Highlight Biology Medicine / Disease

The curious links between cigarette smoking and inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have discovered how inhaling tobacco smoke exerts opposite effects on the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease―Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Jan. 6, 2026Perspectives Computing / Math

Quantum computer and supercomputer powers combine
A RIKEN-led project is developing essential software that will seamlessly connect quantum computers with supercomputers, hugely amplifying the abilities of both.

Dec. 25, 2025Press Release Chemistry Engineering

The perfect plastic? Plant-based, fully saltwater degradable, zero microplastics

Dec. 23, 2025Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering

AI opens a new window into the hidden world of nuclear matter

Dec. 23, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Fabricating single-photon light sources from carbon nanotubes
Atomically precise quantum light sources have been created on carbon nanotubes

Dec. 23, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Why a chiral magnet is a direction-dependent street for electrons
Two different mechanisms are found to be responsible for the direction-dependent flow of electrons in chiral magnets

Dec. 23, 2025Research Highlight Biology

Iron-snatching compounds effective against parasitic flatworm
Taking iron from the larvae of a pathogenic parasite is shown to reduce their survival rate and could provide a new way to treat it

Dec. 22, 2025Research Highlight Biology

How chirality goes from the molecular level to the cellular one
A cell’s molecular scaffolding is found to be responsible for the clockwise movement of its contents

Dec. 12, 2025Press Release Physics / Astronomy Engineering

New superconducting thin film for quantum computer chips

Dec. 4, 2025Press Release Biology

Sperm tails and male infertility: critical protein revealed by ultrastructure microscope

Dec. 3, 2025Research Highlight Biology

Taming chaos in neural networks
A biologically plausible way to control chaos in artificial neural networks could provide insights into how the brain works

Nov. 28, 2025Research Highlight Biology

Modeling how the brain factors in context
A simple model goes a long way to explaining how context-dependent behavior occurs

Nov. 20, 2025Research Highlight Biology

How embryos first regulate their genes
Scientists have uncovered how genes are regulated in fish embryos when their own DNA first kicks in

Nov. 18, 2025Press Release Physics / Astronomy Computing / Math

The simulated Milky Way: 100 billion stars using 7 million CPU cores

Nov. 14, 2025Press Release Biology

Extra iron helps stressed out wheat grow up big and strong

Nov. 13, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Heavy atomic nuclei are not as symmetric as previously thought
Big atomic nuclei are closer to almonds than rugby balls in shape, RIKEN nuclear physicists find

Nov. 6, 2025Research Highlight Biology

Identifying a critical component for eggs in mice
Mice are unable to produce healthy eggs without a crucial histone variant

Oct. 31, 2025Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Performing spectroscopy on single antiprotons
A spectroscopic technique has been applied to antimatter for the first time, which will enable more stringent tests for differences between matter and antimatter

Oct. 31, 2025Research Highlight Chemistry

Common polymer forms basis for self-healing conductor
Chemically modifying a ubiquitous polymer makes it promising for use as a self-healing, flexible conductor