Tiny beads that produce the immunotherapy IL-2 eliminated ovarian and colorectal tumors in mice and will soon be tested in patients.
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Two paths, one flux: Trapped ions simulate Aharonov–Bohm interference in a lattice gauge theory
In a new Nature Physics study, researchers demonstrated the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory using a hybrid trapped-ion quantum computer.
Gauge theories describe how matter interacts through fields called gauge fields, which carry the electromagnetic, weak and strong forces. They form the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics. In lattice gauge theories, space is modeled as a grid with matter at the vertices and gauge fields on the links connecting them.
Quantum simulators offer a way to study these theories. However, most quantum simulations of the simplest version—the Z₂ lattice gauge theory—have been limited to one spatial dimension, where effects linked to magnetic flux cannot appear.
Access to stone as well as water governed where early humans lived
The sands of the Arabian peninsula were once dotted with lakes that teemed with life, but early humans avoided them unless they came with easy access to stone for tool-making
Scientists Discovered a Surprising Chemical Connection Between Cats and Their Owners
A new study suggests cats and their owners share a surprising hormonal connection that could help explain their emotional bond.
California Science Center, NASA JPL bring decades of space exploration to new exhibit
The California Science Center will open a 200,000 square-foot Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
MUSIC: An Ultrasound Patch That AIDS Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
An implantable ultrasound patch called MUSIC tracks morphology and modulates local blood flow to support recovery after spinal cord surgery.
Drug Restores Liver Function in Aging Rats And Halves Levels of an Alzheimer’s-Linked Protein
The liver clears substances from our blood, but parts of this system become less efficient as we age.
Scientists have now restored some of that lost function in older rats with an experimental drug, halving blood levels of a protein fragment linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
The treatment also lowered cholesterol. After that second finding, the researchers discovered that the drug restored communication between neighboring liver cells.
Freespace “twistronics”: moiré structured light for optical supertopologies
Dev, V., Shen, Y. Freespace “twistronics”: moiré structured light for optical supertopologies. Light Sci Appl 15, 396 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-026-02533-w.
Rubin Observatory discovers two hidden companions of the Milky Way. Hundreds more may be waiting
The powerful new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has already uncovered two previously unknown companions of the Milky Way, offering an early glimpse of what could become a much larger wave of discoveries. Astronomers believe hundreds of faint galaxies may still be hiding around our galaxy, and the observatory could finally bring many of them into view.
Located on Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes, the recently completed NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is designed to explore the sky in extraordinary detail. Its initial observations have now revealed two elusive objects that had escaped detection, demonstrating the telescope’s ability to find some of the faintest members of our galactic neighborhood.
Can Gene Therapy Restore Vision? What the Animal Studies Show
Before a therapy goes into a human eye, the first question is: has it been tested in animals?In 2020, David Sinclair’s lab reported restoring vision in mice…