I came across Prindle et al.’s 2015 Nature paper as a first-year PhD student in 2016, still fresh-faced and trying to find my footing as a microbiologist. Until then, the extent of my research experience had been watching gap junction-mediated…
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Branches, tie chains and entanglements in bimodal polyethylene single crystals under uniaxial tensile strain
García, R. A., Carrero, A., Martín, C. & Domínguez, C. Effects of the structural components on slow crack growth process in polyethylene blends. composition intervals prediction for pipe applications. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 121, 3269–3276…
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Mix-and-match fossils tell the tale of snake and lizard evolution
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02972-2
Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex evolutionary journey.
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Kirigami-inspired parachutes with programmable reconfiguration
Zhai, Z., Wu, L. & Jiang, H. Mechanical metamaterials based on origami and kirigami. Appl. Phys. Rev. 8, 041319 (2021).
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Jin, L. & Yang, S. Engineering kirigami…
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Nonempirical models for assessing thermal properties of nonlinear triatomic molecules of the form XY₂
The computational models are validated by exploring the thermal properties of nonlinear polyatomic molecules such as AlCl2, BF2, and SO2, selected for their significance in various industrial and chemical processes.
AlCl2 (aluminum chloride)…
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Drought, grazing, and nitrogen input influence nutrient supply and soil faunal activity in a semi-arid savannah grassland
Suttie, J. M., Reynolds, S. G. & Batello, C. Grasslands of the World Vol. 34 (Food & Agriculture Org, 2005).
Zhou, G. et al. Effects of livestock grazing on grassland carbon storage and release override impacts associated with global climate…
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Performance evaluation of weak kaolin soils with waste-derived plastic granular inclusions
Influence of ABS column deployment on the UCS
Table 6 shows the strength improvement of reinforced kaolin with and without geotextile installation. Kaolin specimens reinforced with single Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) columns, both with…
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Machine learning of charges and long-range interactions from energies and forces
Theory
We first briefly recap LES24, and then make an explicit connection between LES and physical charges. Finally, we briefly demonstrate how different global charge states can be encoded in the LES framework.
Range separation
The total potential…
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Light-vibration coupling opens new path for future electronics
Scientists have found a way to make atoms dance with light, quite literally.
In certain crystals, vibrations called phonons can now merge with light waves to form entirely new hybrid states of matter. This breakthrough could change how energy…
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Machine learning enables ‘mind reading’ in mice using facial cues
“Mind reading” often sounds like science fiction. But a new study shows it may only take a simple video.
Researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation in Portugal discovered that mice’s facial movements reveal their internal thought…
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