Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees Summary This study shows that honeybees require a small set of pollen sterols (notably 24-methylenecholesterol plus five others) that are…
A fluorescent-protein spin qubit Summary This paper demonstrates that enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) can act as an optically addressable spin qubit. The authors use the fluorophore’s metastable triplet (T1)…
Electrochemical loading enhances deuterium fusion rates in a metal target Summary This paper describes the design and operation of a benchtop fusion system — the “Thunderbird Reactor” — that couples…
Experimental determination of partial charges with electron diffraction Summary This Nature paper introduces iSFAC modelling — an experimental approach that assigns absolute partial charges to every atom in a crystal…
Targeting G1–S-checkpoint-compromised cancers with cyclin A/B RxL inhibitors Summary Researchers report the design and preclinical testing of orally bioavailable, cell-permeable macrocyclic peptide inhibitors that block RxL-motif binding on cyclins A…
Realisation of a doped quantum antiferromagnet in a Rydberg tweezer array Summary This Nature paper reports the experimental realisation of a doped quantum antiferromagnet using individually controlled Rydberg-atom tweezer arrays.…
Molecular mechanism of ultrafast transport by plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPases Summary This Nature paper reports eight high-resolution cryo-EM structures of mouse PMCA2 (with and without its accessory subunit neuroplastin, NPTN) captured…
Proximity screening greatly enhances electronic quality of graphene Summary This Nature paper demonstrates that placing an atomically close, atomically flat graphite gate beneath graphene (separated by an ultrathin 3–4‑layer hBN…
Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry Summary Researchers used electrochemistry to increase deuterium uptake in palladium and observed a roughly 15% rise in fusion events in a…
mAChR4 suppresses liver disease via GAP-induced antimicrobial immunity Summary This Nature study identifies a protective gut–liver axis mechanism driven by muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR4) expressed on intestinal goblet cells…
