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Researchers developed a computational tool that improves DNA origami design by selecting scaffold sequences that minimize unintended strand interactions, a major cause of assembly errors.

https://t.co/1xoj5tPVeq

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Researchers discovered that adding nickel oxide during hydrogen-based iron ore reduction doubles reaction rates and enables reduction to begin at temperatures as low as 300°C.

https://t.co/rpjQax5TQX

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A new review found that ketogenic diets may help slow or mitigate neurodegenerative diseases by providing the brain with ketone-based energy, reducing inflammation, lowering oxidative stress, and enhancing cellular cleanup processes such as autophagy.

https://t.co/5Ll2nR9DAd

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Researchers identified a universal physical mechanism explaining why materials such as graphene, graphene oxide, and ultrathin polymers become mechanically stiffer as they get thinner.

https://t.co/oKnQnvawfc

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Researchers developed a method to open the "black box" of AI materials models by extracting and analyzing the internal features learned during prediction. The approach grouped materials with similar atomic structures and optical absorption spectra.

https://t.co/vSo040U01k

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A global analysis of more than 10,000 butterfly species found that plant diversity is the primary driver of caterpillar dietary specialization: where more plant lineages are available, caterpillars tend to specialize on fewer host plants.

https://t.co/6rVzQ8uYLH

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Archaeologists at Tambo Viejo discovered two rare 500-year-old freeze-dried potatoes (chuño), providing direct evidence that the Inca Empire transported preserved food from the high Andes to coastal settlements.

https://t.co/tocyhKikkE

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Researchers developed a new process that converts plant lignin into adipic acid (a key precursor for nylon) by combining refinery-style chemistry with engineered bacteria. The method achieved a 26% yield.

https://t.co/HLy16nrPAk

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Scientists more than doubled the known cases of parental care in harvestmen and reconstructed its evolutionary history for the first time. The study found that maternal care evolved only from no care.

https://t.co/6SZGudWqfN

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Australian researchers found that native bees nesting in plant stems are likely the most vulnerable to climate warming, while ground-nesting species can buffer extreme temperatures by sheltering underground.

https://t.co/YAApZHv0ht

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

MIT neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit involved in processing new information that may be linked to schizophrenia, offering insight into why some individuals lose touch with reality. https://t.co/UGaI59lTH4

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage: Fourth Power, founded by Professor Asegun Henry, is developing thermal batteries for efficiently storing excess electricity from utility grids and power producers.

Henry’s approach earned him a Guinness World Record for the hottest liquid pump back in 2017. https://t.co/Jy4MfU5sM4

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Researchers developed a dual-mode magnetic elastomer that moves under a DC magnetic field and rapidly self-destructs under a high-frequency AC field, using embedded Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles to enable both actuation and heat-triggered degradation.

https://t.co/mf0pynzuRA

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An analysis of Midwest soybean fields found that fungicide-treated seeds produced only small yield gains (around 22–36 kg/ha) that often failed to offset treatment costs.

https://t.co/QcZPrnmSp3

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In an early trial, a one-time gene-editing therapy (VERVE-102) reduced “bad” LDL cholesterol by up to 62% in high-risk patients, with effects lasting up to 18 months and no serious safety concerns.

https://t.co/BxAlkx1C0X

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In mice, inhaled PET microplastics persisted in the lungs for at least two weeks, triggered inflammatory responses, and worsened allergy-related immune reactions, especially when combined with allergens like ragweed pollen.

https://t.co/VAnPT2sWDx

[nature @Nature]

Ever since Charles Darwin proclaimed the carnivorous Venus flytrap one of the “most wonderful” plants in the world, scientists have been trying to work out how it snaps shut so quickly on its prey. A research team has now snapped a key piece of the puzzle in place.

https://t.co/NOpZHsSzWZ

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

Data centers are projected to account for anywhere from 9 to 17 percent of total electricity usage in the U.S. by the end of the decade. Today, around a third of data center electricity is devoted to cooling the chips that run AI models. That’s the process Ferveret is working to make more efficient. https://t.co/JwCooVg1gh

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Researchers found in mice that the stress hormone cortisol helps close early-life critical periods by activating glucocorticoid receptors in astrocytes, triggering a gene program that matures the extracellular matrix and limits neural plasticity.

https://t.co/WKERX9uxiF

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Researchers developed a fully optical artificial synapse that uses a rare-earth-doped crystal to both sense and store information with light, mimicking short-term synaptic plasticity without electrical signals.

https://t.co/eNcdUJYsLk