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A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
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A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
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A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A refinery in a thin film
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A thin polymer membrane can separate industrial organic solvent mixtures through reverse osmosis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Quantum Array
Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
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Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Array
The neutral-atom platform shows promise for scaling up quantum computers.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Quantum Array
Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
Even with more than 6,000 qubits in a single array, the team kept them in superposition for about 13 seconds
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
Bloodless Diabetes Monitoring
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
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A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Bloodless Diabetes Monitoring
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
A thumb-pad sensor designed by researchers monitors glucose levels noninvasively. The circuit at the center of the device emits electromagnetic waves and measures energy absorption to determine blood sugar.
news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2...
Clascoterone Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results - 539% hair regrowth
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
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These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
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Clascoterone 5% Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results | Dermatology Times
Cosmo Pharmaceuticals reveals promising phase 3 results for clascoterone 5% solution, showing significant hair growth improvement in alopecia.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Clascoterone Delivers Strong Phase 3 Hair-Growth Results - 539% hair regrowth
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
www.dermatologytimes.com/view/clascot...
These findings will facilitate potential FDA authorization in 2026, establishing clascoterone as the first genuinely innovative pattern baldness therapy introduced in many years.
www.dermatologytimes.com/view/clascot...
A newly developed, patent-pending device has shown remarkable efficiency capturing more than 99 % of plastic fibers in washing machine wastewater.
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
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Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
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A self-cleaning, bio-inspired high retention filter for a major entry path of microplastics - npj Emerging Contaminants
npj Emerging Contaminants - A self-cleaning, bio-inspired high retention filter for a major entry path of microplastics
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December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A newly developed, patent-pending device has shown remarkable efficiency capturing more than 99 % of plastic fibers in washing machine wastewater.
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Inspired by the filtering anatomy of fish the team drew on species that have refined filtration over millions of years.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (RTP) has retracted a highly cited paper from 2000 that concluded that the herbicide glyphosate is safe for humans after concerns that the study’s authors hadn’t disclosed that Monsanto (RoundUp) paid for the work.
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Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
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December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (RTP) has retracted a highly cited paper from 2000 that concluded that the herbicide glyphosate is safe for humans after concerns that the study’s authors hadn’t disclosed that Monsanto (RoundUp) paid for the work.
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cen.acs.org/research-int...
Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
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Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
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Rethinking long-term allergy treatments: Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Researchers led by the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris, have developed a vaccine that elicits anti-Immunoglobulin E antibodies in humanized mice, protects against Immunoglobulin E-mediated anaphyla...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Experimental vaccine protects against anaphylaxis in mice
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Peanut-allergic humanized mice that received IgE-K after sensitization showed greatly reduced signs of anaphylaxis after a high dose of polyclonal anti-IgE.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
A new study shows psilocybin reshapes brain circuits linked to depression by weakening rigid cortico-cortical loops that trap people in negative thinking and strengthening sensory-motor pathways that help restore cognitive flexibility.
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Psilocybin triggers an activity-dependent rewiring of large-scale cortical networks
Psilocybin reshapes brain networks through activity-dependent plasticity, including
a weakening of recurrent cortical loops that could underlie its therapeutic effects.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A new study shows psilocybin reshapes brain circuits linked to depression by weakening rigid cortico-cortical loops that trap people in negative thinking and strengthening sensory-motor pathways that help restore cognitive flexibility.
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www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology
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Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology | Aging
Aging | doi:10.18632/aging.206319. Matias Pizarro, Ruben Gomez-Gutierrez, Ariel Caviedes, Catalina Valdes, Ute Woehlbier, Cristian Vargas, Mauricio Hernandez, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Rodrigo Morales
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December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Infusion of blood from young and old mice modulates amyloid pathology
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www.aging-us.com/article/2063...
NeuroScale, a new decentralized, scalable neuromorphic chip architecture that act like brains
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A deterministic neuromorphic architecture with scalable time synchronization - Nature Communications
Current deterministic neuromorphic systems rely on global barrier synchronization to achieve reproducible results which limits their scalability as system size grows. Here, the authors present NeuroSc...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
NeuroScale, a new decentralized, scalable neuromorphic chip architecture that act like brains
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A reconfigurable photonic chip platform now enables light to be slowed by nearly 1,000 times on-chip, advancing prospects for integrated quantum memory and high-resolution photonic applications
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Reconfigurable platform slows lights for on-chip photonic engineering
Integrated circuits are the brains behind modern electronic devices like computers or smart phones. Traditionally, these circuits—also known as chips—rely on electricity to process data. In recent yea...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A reconfigurable photonic chip platform now enables light to be slowed by nearly 1,000 times on-chip, advancing prospects for integrated quantum memory and high-resolution photonic applications
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
moking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
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A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
moking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
A 22-cohort analysis of 323,826 adults shows that even light smoking carries substantial cardiovascular harm.
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
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Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Respiration influences how the human brain processes stimuli and retrieves memories.
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Participants were better able to recall the words when the reminder cues were presented during or just before inhalation.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity
A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
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A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
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‘Strange metals’ point to a whole new way to understand electricity
Exotic materials with bizarre electron behavior could pave the road to revolutionary technologies
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December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity
A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
A theory that explains strange metals may force a fundamental rethinking of how electricity works in all materials.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Fat Stem Cells Heal Broken Spines in a Breakthrough Study
Researchers generated bone-differentiated Adipose tissue stem cells (ADSCs). This was then used to treat rats with spinal fractures, resulting in clear improvements in bone strength and regrowth.
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Researchers generated bone-differentiated Adipose tissue stem cells (ADSCs). This was then used to treat rats with spinal fractures, resulting in clear improvements in bone strength and regrowth.
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Fat Stem Cells Heal Broken Spines in a Breakthrough Study
Fat stem cells may hold the key to repairing fragile spines and reversing bone loss.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Fat Stem Cells Heal Broken Spines in a Breakthrough Study
Researchers generated bone-differentiated Adipose tissue stem cells (ADSCs). This was then used to treat rats with spinal fractures, resulting in clear improvements in bone strength and regrowth.
scitechdaily.com/fat-stem-cel...
Researchers generated bone-differentiated Adipose tissue stem cells (ADSCs). This was then used to treat rats with spinal fractures, resulting in clear improvements in bone strength and regrowth.
scitechdaily.com/fat-stem-cel...
Why We Keep Making the Same Software Mistakes
No, AI will not make it better.
The drivers of software failure often are failures of human imagination, unrealistic project goals, project complexity, or unmanaged risks, to name a few that still cause IT failures.
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No, AI will not make it better.
The drivers of software failure often are failures of human imagination, unrealistic project goals, project complexity, or unmanaged risks, to name a few that still cause IT failures.
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing
Why do software failures persist despite soaring IT budgets? Dive into the complexities that keep success elusive.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Why We Keep Making the Same Software Mistakes
No, AI will not make it better.
The drivers of software failure often are failures of human imagination, unrealistic project goals, project complexity, or unmanaged risks, to name a few that still cause IT failures.
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
No, AI will not make it better.
The drivers of software failure often are failures of human imagination, unrealistic project goals, project complexity, or unmanaged risks, to name a few that still cause IT failures.
spectrum.ieee.org/it-managemen...
Chance discovery converts toxic nitric oxide into nitrogen gas at room temperature
Research reports a unique reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and glycine on synthetic heme-mimetics to produce N2 gas in water at room temperature.
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Research reports a unique reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and glycine on synthetic heme-mimetics to produce N2 gas in water at room temperature.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Chance discovery converts toxic nitric oxide into nitrogen gas at room temperature
Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and nucleic acids, the fundamental building blocks of all living things, and thus is essential to life on Earth. Gaseous N2 from the atmosphere can be fixed...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Chance discovery converts toxic nitric oxide into nitrogen gas at room temperature
Research reports a unique reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and glycine on synthetic heme-mimetics to produce N2 gas in water at room temperature.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Research reports a unique reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and glycine on synthetic heme-mimetics to produce N2 gas in water at room temperature.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Spider silk is no longer considered the strongest natural fiber. Japanese researchers have discovered that bagworm silk is actually stronger.
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Bagworm Silk: Forging a Path to the Future of Fibers | The Government of Japan - JapanGov -
Synthetic fibers raise environmental concerns, such as microplastic pollution. Bagworm silk, a natural material developed in Japan, is a promising solution.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Spider silk is no longer considered the strongest natural fiber. Japanese researchers have discovered that bagworm silk is actually stronger.
www.japan.go.jp/kizuna/2025/...
www.japan.go.jp/kizuna/2025/...
The racing mind of insomnia may stem from flattened circadian rhythms.
This biological misalignment keeps the mind in an alert, problem-solving mode when it should be disengaging.
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This biological misalignment keeps the mind in an alert, problem-solving mode when it should be disengaging.
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Cognitive-affective disengagement: 24h rhythm in insomniacs versus healthy good sleepers
This study explored whether a failure to down-regulate cognitive-affective activity at night in insomniacs reflect the presence of underlying circadia…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The racing mind of insomnia may stem from flattened circadian rhythms.
This biological misalignment keeps the mind in an alert, problem-solving mode when it should be disengaging.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This biological misalignment keeps the mind in an alert, problem-solving mode when it should be disengaging.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A 6-year study of 5,944 adults found replacing 5% of total energy intake from animal fat with vegetable fat led to a 15% lower risk of dementia.
High intake of monounsaturated fat had a 37% lower risk, while high intake of saturated fat had a 56% higher risk.
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High intake of monounsaturated fat had a 37% lower risk, while high intake of saturated fat had a 56% higher risk.
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Association between dietary fat intake and long-term risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study
Evidence on the association between dietary fat intake and dementia is inconsistent.The aim of this study was to examine the prospective associations …
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December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A 6-year study of 5,944 adults found replacing 5% of total energy intake from animal fat with vegetable fat led to a 15% lower risk of dementia.
High intake of monounsaturated fat had a 37% lower risk, while high intake of saturated fat had a 56% higher risk.
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High intake of monounsaturated fat had a 37% lower risk, while high intake of saturated fat had a 56% higher risk.
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Decrease in taurine was not found to be an aging biomarker
Circulating taurine does not decline with age (concentrations increase or remain unchanged) in healthy individuals of three mammalian species across the adult life span.
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Circulating taurine does not decline with age (concentrations increase or remain unchanged) in healthy individuals of three mammalian species across the adult life span.
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Is taurine an aging biomarker?
Low circulating taurine concentrations have been proposed as a driver of the aging process. We found that circulating taurine concentrations increased or remained unchanged with age in three geographi...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Decrease in taurine was not found to be an aging biomarker
Circulating taurine does not decline with age (concentrations increase or remain unchanged) in healthy individuals of three mammalian species across the adult life span.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Circulating taurine does not decline with age (concentrations increase or remain unchanged) in healthy individuals of three mammalian species across the adult life span.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Researchers developed a neuroprosthesis using tellurium nanowires (TeNWNs) that allowed efficient photovoltaic conversion in both the visible and the infrared range
This could substantially improve retinal neuroprostheses to restore vision in blind individuals
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This could substantially improve retinal neuroprostheses to restore vision in blind individuals
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Tellurium nanowire retinal nanoprosthesis improves vision in models of blindness
Present vision restoration technologies have substantial constraints that limit their application in the clinical setting. In this work, we fabricated a subretinal nanoprosthesis using tellurium nanow...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Researchers developed a neuroprosthesis using tellurium nanowires (TeNWNs) that allowed efficient photovoltaic conversion in both the visible and the infrared range
This could substantially improve retinal neuroprostheses to restore vision in blind individuals
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This could substantially improve retinal neuroprostheses to restore vision in blind individuals
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How Do You Know Whether You Perceive Pain the Same as Others?
A new platform aims to objectively measure pain perception
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A new platform aims to objectively measure pain perception
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Can We Truly Experience Someone Else’s Pain?
Can technology truly measure and share the pain we feel? A platform from two Japanese companies aims to do just that.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How Do You Know Whether You Perceive Pain the Same as Others?
A new platform aims to objectively measure pain perception
spectrum.ieee.org/eeg-pain-per...
A new platform aims to objectively measure pain perception
spectrum.ieee.org/eeg-pain-per...
Your Brain Quietly Rewires Itself at 9, 32, 66 and 83
Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over life
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Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over life
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Your Brain Quietly Rewires Itself at 9, 32, 66 and 83 - Neuroscience News
Researchers identified five major phases of human brain wiring that unfold from birth to old age, marked by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66, and 83.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Your Brain Quietly Rewires Itself at 9, 32, 66 and 83
Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over life
neurosciencenews.com/brain-aging-...
Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over life
neurosciencenews.com/brain-aging-...
Minute structural twists in bilayer perovskites govern light emission efficiency and enable circularly polarized light, offering a pathway to optimize LEDs, solar cells, and quantum devices through precise material engineering
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Subtle 'twists' control light in perovskites for improved LEDs, solar cells and quantum technologies
Research has revealed how minute structural modifications in advanced perovskite materials critically influence their light-emission properties.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Minute structural twists in bilayer perovskites govern light emission efficiency and enable circularly polarized light, offering a pathway to optimize LEDs, solar cells, and quantum devices through precise material engineering
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...