Introduction A technology that can rearrange nearly an entire chromosome arm — cleanly, predictably, and without the blunt trauma of double‑strand breaks — sounds like science fiction. Yet a set of papers published between 2024 and 2025 describes exactly that: a family of enzymes guided by a bispecific RNA scaffold, now
If you've followed the race to build practical quantum computers, you’ve probably heard a common refrain: nuclear spins in silicon make phenomenal quantum memories but are hard to wire up at scale. A new Science paper flips that script by entangling two donor nuclear spins not by
Introduction The idea of using sunlight to directly capture carbon dioxide sounds like science fiction — but a team led by Richard Liu at Harvard has turned it into a reproducible laboratory reality. In a paper published online August 13, 2025, researchers described a new class of light-activated molecules, called fluorenol
Scientists at the University of Florida say they’ve built an experimental mRNA cancer vaccine that does something many therapies struggle to do: wake up the immune system so it can find and fight tumors across the body—without chemo, radiation, or surgery in preclinical studies. If this approach holds
Smartwatches that top up in a blink. Microrobots that sip light and keep working for hours. Medical implants that never need a battery swap. The internet loves these ideas—and lately, “quantum batteries” are the headline act. But what’s real today, and what’s still a moonshot? Let’s
If Alzheimer’s disease is a fire, amyloid‑beta (Aβ) clumps are the sparks that help it spread. A new line of research suggests the brain may already deploy a miniature fire suppressor: a protein called midkine. And if early results hold, learning how to boost this natural defense could
Introduction For decades Alzheimer’s disease has felt like an immovable mountain: slow-moving, devastating, and resistant to treatments that change its course. In 2025, however, scientists, regulators and clinicians began to see a different horizon. Regulatory validation of anti-amyloid therapies in Europe, faster and cheaper biomarker screens, AI-driven early detection,
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that your watch, GPS, and the way scientists measure time are slightly out of step with the sky. That scenario moved out of thought‑experiment territory in recent years, as researchers reported an unexpected shortening of the day and debated what it could
Google has taken a significant leap in quantum computing with its new chip, Willow. Featuring improved error correction capabilities, Willow represents remarkable progress toward practical quantum computers, moving closer to solving complex global challenges. Enter Willow: Improving Quantum Accuracy One major obstacle quantum computers face is the quantum error correction
Food production is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. As we grapple with climate change and a rapidly growing population, innovative solutions are essential to improve food security. One such groundbreaking method is electro-agriculture. Research indicates that plants can now be engineered to produce food in the dark
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape our understanding of science, a remarkable achievement has emerged at the forefront of the biological revival. The AlphaFold tool, awarded in the recent 2024 Nobel Prize in the fields of chemistry, stands as a beacon of technological advancement and depth
Space exploration is typically viewed through the lens of rocket launches and thrilling maneuvers in outer space. However, SpaceX's latest achievement at Starbase in Texas, the fifth test flight of the Starship featuring Booster 12, showcased a groundbreaking focus on reuse through the Tower Catch mechanism — a move