. Scientific Frontline
Friday, March 20, 2026

Making an ‘acoustic tractor beam’: Showing how sound can remotely reprogram material stiffness

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A research team including members from the University of Michigan showed how “kinks” within a material could be moved using acoustic waves. ...

Lead-free thin films turn everyday vibrations into electricity

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Fabricating lead-free piezoelectric films on silicon   Using a sputtering technique widely employed in semiconductor manufacturing, research...

Promising active substance against hepatitis E identified

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Researchers have discovered a compound that prevents hepatitis E viruses from replicating.  Photo Credit: © RUB, Marquard Scientific Frontli...

New X-ray vision for electronics lets scientists monitor working chips remotely

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Image Credit: Adelaide University / AI generated (Gemini) Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Non-contact Probing of Act...

What Is: Cellular Senescence

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In the center, a single senescent "zombie" cell appears aged, enlarged, and distressed. It is actively emitting a glowing, noxious...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Blood pressure-lowering drug with a light switch

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Jörg Standfuss (left) and Quentin Bertrand are two of the researchers in the PSI Center for Life Sciences who now have found out, on the mol...

Pythons’ feast-and-famine life hints at new weight-loss pathway

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A molecule that increases by a thousandfold in ball pythons after they eat holds promise for a weight-loss drug. Photo Credit:  David Clode ...

How an imbalanced gut microbiome worsens chronic kidney disease

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Andreas Bäumler (left) and Jee-Yon Lee (right) found chronic kidney disease causes specific gut bacteria to release a toxin that worsens kid...

Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of British Columbia Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Post-Wildfire Inva...

Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm

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A plot of experimental land at Joe Collins’ Field near Harper Adams University, where University of Washington researchers travelled to coll...

Rearing conditions influence the immune system of brown trout

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Picture of a brown trout native to Switzerland. Photo Credit: © Jonas Steiner Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary...

Testosterone Improves Fat Distribution for Older Women

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As we age, the amount and distribution of fat in our bodies changes. Photo Credit:  Centre for Ageing Better Scientific Frontline: "At ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for wound care

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Photo Credit: Tjaark Siemssen Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Neanderthal Use of Birch Tar for Wound Care T...

White-Rot Fungi Show Promise for Reducing Pharmaceutical Residues in Biosolids

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Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) Photo Credit:  Johan Doe Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Mycoaug...

Sea turtle shells reveal hidden records of ocean change

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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) Photo Credit: Evan D'Alessandro, Ph.D. Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Sea Turtle ...