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12 January 2026

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Chemistry & Material Science

A Microscopic Lumber Mill: Fixing the Flow in Lithium-sulfur Batteries

Researchers have designed a catalyst that processes chemical by-products like a well-organised factory, separating the breaking-down phase from the storage phase. This prevents internal clogging and significantly boosts the lifespan of high-capacity batteries.

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Computer Science & AI

AI in Drug Discovery: Engineering Superior Peptides for Endometrial Cancer

A multi-stage deep learning pipeline successfully generated and screened over 14,000 peptide structures, identifying candidates with binding affinities surpassing the clinical reference drug Capivasertib. Molecular dynamics simulations confirm these novel compounds maintain structural stability and favourable pharmacokinetic profiles.

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Chemistry & Material Science

Architecting the Void: The Rise of Porous Carbon-Based Catalysts

Scientists are moving away from expensive platinum in energy storage, looking instead to carbon structures with intricate internal architectures. By engineering the empty space within materials, researchers aim to create highly conductive, stable catalysts for fuel cells and batteries.

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Genetics & Molecular Biology

Beyond Immunotherapy: The Future of NF2-mutated Renal Cell Carcinoma

A new study reveals that NF2 inactivation in renal cell carcinoma drives an aggressive, immune-resistant phenotype. The findings suggest that standard immunotherapy may be ineffective for these patients, highlighting an urgent need for molecularly targeted alternatives.

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Computer Science & AI

Beyond the Shell: Machine Learning for Egg Quality Classification in Noiler Chickens

Researchers compared four algorithms to classify egg size in Noiler chickens using a dataset of internal and external traits. The Random Forest model significantly outperformed others with 98% accuracy, establishing a high-precision benchmark for poultry data analysis.

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Medicine & Health

Bypassing the Fortress: A New Approach to CRISPR Delivery Systems

Researchers have engineered a lipid-silica hybrid nanoparticle that bypasses the cell's internal sorting mechanisms. By fusing directly with the outer membrane, this method allows gene-editing tools to slip into the cell undetected, showing significant tumour suppression in mouse models.

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Chemistry & Material Science

Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Engineering the Leap to Industrial Scales

Researchers have developed a composite gas diffusion electrode combining hydrophobic polymers with a conductive copper backbone. This architecture solves critical stability and resistance issues, paving the way for efficient, large-scale conversion of carbon emissions into ethylene.

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Computer Science & AI

Graph Transformers: A Critical Look at Scalability and Design

This survey evaluates the integration of transformer architectures into graph learning, proposing a new taxonomy based on depth and scalability. It examines how these models combine graph inductive biases with attention mechanisms while identifying significant hurdles regarding computational efficiency.

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Genetics & Molecular Biology

Human metapneumovirus Surveillance Exposes Novel G-Gene Insertions

A new genomic study identifies specific nucleotide insertions in the attachment protein of Human metapneumovirus, linking them to strain dominance. While these genetic shifts appear to offer the virus a survival advantage, clinical severity remains tied to patient age and health rather than the specific viral lineage.

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Neuroscience

Natural Scene Understanding: Why Your Brain Needs a Codebook to See

New research challenges the idea that vision is a one-way street, showing instead that language-based knowledge actively shapes how we perceive the world. By comparing AI models with brain scans, scientists found that abstract meaning acts as a scaffold to organise raw visual inputs.

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Environmental Science

Ocean Literacy: The Missing Link in Bangladesh’s Coastal Future

A study of 160 residents in Cox’s Bazar reveals a significant disconnect between economic reliance on the sea and understanding its ecological functions. While locals value the ocean for livelihood, knowledge of its climate role is minimal, with most information coming from unregulated social media channels.

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Physics & Astronomy

Optimising Spintronics: The Strategic Value of Quaternary Heusler Compounds

Computational analysis identifies CoMnCrGa as a robust ferromagnetic material with exceptional spin polarisation. Its ability to convert waste heat into electric current via the anomalous Nernst effect positions it as a viable candidate for high-efficiency memory and logic devices.

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Chemistry & Material Science

Polymer Electrolytes: Engineering the Backbone of Solid-State Power

Current alkali metal batteries face significant hurdles due to interface instability and mechanical stress during operation. This research proposes a molecular engineering framework using polymer electrolytes to regulate ion transport and solvation, enabling safer, high-capacity solid-state batteries.

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Physics & Astronomy

Precision Lithography: Optimising Transverse Displacement Measurement via Quantum States

Researchers have developed a metrology technique using two-photon state interference and polarisation gradient metasurfaces. This method matches the accuracy of classical approaches while reducing the required photon count by approximately 97%, offering faster acquisition for semiconductor manufacturing.

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Physics & Astronomy

The Dual Nature of Bi2Te3: Thermoelectric Utility and Quantum Complexity

This review evaluates Bismuth Telluride's capacity to serve as both a standard thermoelectric material and a host for exotic topological states. It assesses how precise defect engineering and carrier tuning influence phonon transport and quantum phenomena.

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Medicine & Health

The Expensive Evolution: Robotic vs Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Examined

A meta-analysis of randomized trials finds that while robotic surgery may shorten hospital stays slightly, it offers no significant advantage over conventional laparoscopy regarding operative time or complications. The findings suggest the higher cost of robotics may not yield proportional clinical benefits for benign cases.

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Computer Science & AI

The Ghost in the Notes: AI Enhances Coronary Artery Disease Risk Prediction

Researchers have developed a Deep Neural Network that analyses both structured data and unstructured medical notes to predict severe outcomes in heart patients. The study suggests that including text-based observations, such as mental state, significantly improves the accuracy of early warning systems.

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Medicine & Health

The Silent Saboteur: Tracing the Genetic Glitch Behind Neutrophil Dysfunction in SLE

Researchers have identified a defect in the 'minor spliceosome' as a key driver of immune cell failure in lupus. This genetic processing error prevents neutrophils from building essential defence proteins, offering a new explanation for the disease's chronic inflammation.

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Physics & Astronomy

Transition metal dichalcogenides: When Atomic Scars Begin to Speak

Researchers have observed the ultrafast dynamics of excitons in defective tungsten disulfide crystals. The study reveals that atomic vacancies interact coherently with free excitons, suggesting new pathways for quantum technologies.

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Chemistry & Material Science

Triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion: Evaluating the 50-fold efficiency leap in selenium films

Researchers have developed a selenium-integrated organic system capable of converting near-infrared light to visible light with a 1.0% quantum yield. This represents a significant improvement over previous metal-free methods, though absolute efficiency remains a challenge for practical application.