. Scientific Frontline
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Innovative transistors for quantum chips

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Walter Weber, Masiar Sistani and Andreas Fuchsberger Photo Credit: Technische Universität Wien The smaller electronic components become, the...

Scientists visualize atomic structures in moiré materials

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On the left is an artistic depiction of a twisted double layer forming a moiré pattern created by overlapping 2D sheets; each layer’s struct...

Solar fuel conundrum nears a solution

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  Transition-metal complexes are promising light harvesters. Petter Persson, Zehan Yao and Neus Allande Calvet are getting closer to a break...

Deaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity

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Researchers linked the increase in mortality to cuts in salary and staffing levels. Photo Credit: Sungmin Cho Patient death rates increased ...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Koala stress linked to disease threat

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Many koalas in the study were successfully treated for Chlamydia before being released back into the wild. Photo Credit: Currumbin Wildlife ...

Wildfire Smoke May Lead to Thousands More U.S Deaths

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Mammoth Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada Range on September 8, 2025. The photo reveals significant haze and smog, much of that the res...

Rivers in the Sky, Arctic Warming, and What this Means for the Greenland Ice Sheet

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Photo Credit: Beau Mori  “Atmospheric rivers” are large-scale extreme weather systems that are making headlines more frequently. When viewed...

New Diagnostic Tool Developed at Dana-Farber Revolutionizes Acute Leukemia Diagnosis

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Volker Hovestadt, PhD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Independent Investigator/Assistant Professor, Department of Pe...

Turning Plastic Waste into Fuel

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Ali Kamali, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering, inspects a sample of liquid fuel created from plastics. Photo Cre...

Mammograms may benefit women well into their 80s, UCLA study finds

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UCLA Health radiologist Dr. Tiffany Chan reviews a mammogram. Photo Credit: Milo Mitchell/UCLA Health For many older women, the question of ...

Space-based nuclear detonation detection mission endures

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Visual safety observers Debra Yzquierdo, left, and Naomi Baros watch the skies for aircraft atop an observation platform. Photo Credit: Crai...

Hostile hoots make robins eat less at night

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At night, the little robin is extra vigilant Photo Credit: Johan Nilsson The sound of tawny owls makes young European robins eat less during...

Boreal plants spread into the arctic tundra

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The Grövelsjö mountains in the northern corner of Dalarna are home to the largest colonisation of boreal species on the bare mountains. Phot...

New type of time crystals discovered

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Time crystal  Correlations between quantum particles result in a rhythmic signal – without the need for an external beat to set the tempo. I...

Ice dissolves iron faster than liquid water

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When ice freezes and thaws repeatedly, chemical reactions are fuelled that can have significant impact on ecosystems. The photo was taken in...