Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions
Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions Summary This Nature Briefing highlights a recent advance in 2D materials: chemists have synthesised a MXene that contains a record nine different metals…
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant Summary A 67-year-old US man, Tim Andrews, is alive more than six months after receiving a kidney from…
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves Summary Physicist Rainer “Rai” Weiss, a driving force behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), has died.…
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus
After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus Summary Voyager 1 launched from Cape Canaveral on 5 September 1977 and was tasked…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Content summary Apple’s high-end Vision Pro (priced at about $3,500) is finding practical enterprise uses in specific industries rather than…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy, the US firm developing sodium-ion batteries, has announced the immediate cessation of all operations. The closure includes its manufacturing plant…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A first-of-its-kind global research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the Atlantic…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding practical, high-value use in a few enterprise niches rather than as a mainstream…
Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions
Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions Summary The Nature Briefing highlights a notable materials-science advance: chemists have produced a MXene — a family of 2D transition-metal carbides/nitrides — that…
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant
‘Amazing feat’: US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant Summary A 67‑year‑old US man, Tim Andrews, remains alive and dialysis‑free more than six months after receiving a…