. Scientific Frontline
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Quantum Control via Carbon Nanotori

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The doughnut-shaped carbon molecule develops stable toroidal moments when an electric voltage is applied. The image shows the distribution o...

Bacterial Biofilm Ejection: New Survival Mechanism

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A community of hay bacillus bacteria ejects a group of mobile cells (shown in orange) with the potential to swim away and colonize in a new ...

Superconductivity in Quantum Materials Under Pressure

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The quantum material tantalum disulfide has paradoxical properties: it consists of layers, one of which becomes superconducting upon cooling...

Programmable Thermal Radiation Explained

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New device enables flexible control of heat Heat is absorbed from the right, heating the structure, where it is radiated to the left, coolin...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Brain Hypervigilance in Schizophrenia

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Neural Signatures of Antic...

Ultrasound-Controlled Supramolecular Cages

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Ultrasound activates polymer chains and transmits mechanical forces through supramolecular nanostructures. This enables molecular cages to b...

Why Solid-State Batteries Fail: Grain Boundaries

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Caption:MIT and Technical University of Munich researchers uncovered tiny electrical imbalances between crystals of solid electrolyte materi...

AI Accelerates Controlled Drug Delivery

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Physics-Informed AI in Dru...

Metabolic Cause of Statin Muscle Pain Discovered

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Photo Credit:  David Levinson Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Statin-Induced Muscle Myopathy Mechanism The ...

Liquid Metal Pumps Supercharge Soft Robotics

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Study lead author Saba Firouznia holding the flexible pump embedded with a tiny liquid-metal droplet, which supercharges its performance cap...

Soil Health: Digital Data vs. Biological Reality

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Nancy Brett, postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management, Linköping University. Photo Credit: Courtes...

Understanding the Physical Upper Limit of Viscosity

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Viscosity Upper Limit The Core Concept : Researchers have identified a prac...

Vantablack 310: Satellite Light Pollution Solution

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Two identical bronze casts - one has been coated with Vantablack® 310 Photo Credit: Surrey NanoSystems Scientific Frontline: Extended "...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Fox Tapeworm Risk in the Pacific Northwest

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Photo Credit:  Nathan Anderson Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Echinococcus multilocularis (Fox Tapeworm) i...

Little Red Dots and Cosmic Neutrinos

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At the center of the Little Red Dot, there may be a black hole surrounded by a thick outer gaseous envelope. In this environment, photons pr...