International Nature Communications study led by Nanyang Technological University identifies a regulated delivery mechanism for preassembled cellular structures IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs An international study in Nature Communications, led by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and co-authored by Luxembourg Institute of … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged 10.1038/s41467-026-75503-w, biological channels, cellular lumens, cellular polarity, Department of Cancer Research, Gunnar Dittmar, high-resolution protein mapping, LIH, LIH Proteomics Team Maps Molecular Machinery Essential to Internal Tissue Architecture, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health Contributes to International Discovery on Cellular Lumen Formation, mass spectrometry, molecular transport, Nanyang Technological University, Nature Communications, Nature Communications Study Explains the Transport Mechanism Behind Organ Channel Development, organ development, protein regulators, Proteomics of Cellular Signalling, Researchers Identify How Preassembled Cell Components Reach Developing Organ Channels, signalling pathways, Singapore, tissue architecture, Université de Luxembourg
New algorithm aligns sheet- and strut-based lattices through a compact transition cell, with 3D-printed tests confirming robust connections IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs TU Delft researchers have developed a new method for joining sheet-based and strut-based metamaterials in a compact transition inspired … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, 3D-printed hybrid lattices from TU Delft advance strategies for connecting hard and soft tissue structures, Amir A. Zadpoor, bone-tendon interface, cell attachment, cell differentiation, cell growth, hybrid metamaterials, implants, Jianxing Yang, mechanical testing, metamaterials, Mohammad J. Mirzaali, musculoskeletal disorders, Nature Communications, New TU Delft algorithm creates shorter, robust transitions between contrasting metamaterial architectures, sheet-based metamaterials, strut-based metamaterials, Tissue Engineering, transition cell, TU Delft, TU Delft combines sheet- and strut-based metamaterials to mimic the compact bone-tendon interface, TU Delft metamaterial study links rigid and flexible architectures through bio-inspired transition cells, Vahid Moosabeiki
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) have developed a new method to improve single-photon sources for quantum communication by using photonic crystal waveguides, nanostructures that suppress … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Government, News, Science, Technology
Tagged 23 percent photon share, 72 percent photon share, Andreas Gritsch, Andreas Reiserer, BMBF, Chair of Quantum Networks, Christoph Hohmann, data transmission, efficiency improvement, emitters, erbium, Excellence Strategy, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, fibre-optic technologies, Florian Burger, Free State of Bavaria, frequency control, Germany, High-Tech Agenda Bavaria, Kilian Sandholzer, laser light, MCQST, microscope, Munich, Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, nanostructures, Nature Communications, near-infrared, New Nanostructure Method Improves Efficiency of Single-Photon Sources, optical fibres, photon generation, photonic crystal waveguides, quantum communication, quantum interfaces, quantum networks, Quantum technology, resonators, scalable quantum systems, single photons, single-photon sources, Stephan Rinner, Technical University of Munich, TUM, TUM Develops New Single-Photon Source Method for Quantum Communication, TUM Researchers Boost Desired Photon Emission From 23 Percent to 72 Percent, TUM School of Natural Sciences, unwanted frequencies
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have found that obsolete fossil fuel infrastructure could provide important raw materials for the energy transition, particularly steel and copper. The study, conducted as part of the EU project CircEUlar and published in Nature Communications, analysed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Mining the Atmosphere", 'Beyond Zero', ACHIEVE, carbon footprint, CircEUlar, circular economy, climate neutrality, CO2-equivalents, coal mines, copper recycling, Dübendorf Innovation Park, Earth Overshoot Day 2026, electric furnaces, electrochemical copper recovery, electrolysers, Empa, energy transition, ETH Zurich, European Union, externalized costs, fossil fuel infrastructure, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Could Reduce Cost and Carbon Footprint of the Energy Transition, fossil fuel power plants, Harald Desing, Hauke Schlesier, hydrogen production, Nature Communications, Nest, Obsolete Fossil Fuel Assets Could Become an Urban Mine for Steel and Copper, oil and gas platforms, pipelines, power lines, primary extraction, raw materials, renewable energy, Scientifica 2026, solar panels, Steel and Copper From Old Energy Systems Could Help Build the Renewable Energy Future, steel recycling, sustainable technologies, Switzerland, Technology and Society laboratory, University of Zurich, urban mine, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed the world’s first achromatic lens for neutron imaging, a breakthrough that allows neutrons of different wavelengths to be focused at the same point. The lens enables sharp, magnified images … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged achromatic neutron lens, Achromatic Neutron Lens Could Transform Imaging Inside Complex Materials and Equipment, cryostats, diamond structures, diffraction, electron-beam lithography, European Spallation Source, furnaces, Future technologies, Joan Vila-Comamala, lithium-ion battery imaging, Mano Raj Dhanalakshmi Veeraraj, materials science, nanofabrication, nanotechnology, Nature Communications, neutron beam, neutron imaging, neutron microscopy, neutron wavelengths, New Neutron Lens Opens Path to Sharper Imaging of Batteries Engines and Thick Samples, nickel rings, Paul Scherrer Institute, PICO cleanroom, pressure cells, PSI, PSI Breakthrough Brings Neutrons Into Sharper Focus for Advanced Materials Imaging, refraction, SINQ, SLS, Sweden, Swiss Light Source, Swiss Spallation Neutron Source, SwissFEL, Switzerland, SYNOVA S.A., X-ray optics
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has welcomed the US FDA approval of capivasertib for patients with PTEN-deficient advanced prostate cancer, marking the first regulatory approval of the targeted drug in prostate cancer. Capivasertib blocks AKT, a cancer-driving … Read the full press release
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Tagged 3D protein structure, abiraterone, advanced cancer, advanced prostate cancer, AKT inhibitor, AKT pathway, AKT1 mutations, Astex Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, breast cancer, cancer cell growth, cancer cell survival, cancer progression, Cancer Research Technology Limited, Cancer Research UK, CAPItello-281 trial, CAPItello-291 trial, capivasertib, Capivasertib Gains First Prostate Cancer Approval Following Decades of ICR-Led AKT Research, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, drug discovery, European Union, FDA, FDA Approval of Capivasertib Marks New Targeted Treatment Option for Advanced Prostate Cancer, fragment-based drug design, fulvestrant, HER2-negative breast cancer, HR-Positive Breast Cancer, ICR, ICR Welcomes FDA Approval of Capivasertib for PTEN-Deficient Advanced Prostate Cancer, ICR Welcomes Milestone FDA Decision for Targeted Therapy in PTEN-Deficient Prostate Cancer, Nature Communications, Nice, oncology research, overall survival, Phase III Trial, PI3 kinase pathway, PIK3CA mutations, precision oncology, Professor Kristian Helin, Professor Paul Workman, prostate cancer patients, prostate cancer treatment, PTEN-deficient prostate cancer, PTEN-deficient tumours, regulatory approval, small molecule inhibitors, targeted therapy, The Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research in London have uncovered new details about how the CDK11 enzyme is activated and regulated, providing insights that could support future cancer drug development. Using cryo-electron microscopy, the team mapped the … Read the full press release
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Tagged Amy McGeoch, Breakthrough Research Maps Active CDK11 Complex and Its Role in Gene Expression and RNA Splicing, cancer cell growth, cancer research, Cancer Therapies, CDK11, cell division, cellular biology, cryo-electron microscopy, Cryo-EM, cyclin L, cyclin-dependent kinase, Dr Basil Greber, drug development, enzyme regulation, gene expression, gene transcription, ICR, London, Medical Research Council, Molecular Biology, Nature Communications, New Findings from London Researchers Advance Understanding of Cellular Enzyme Involved in Cancer Growth, oncology research, protein complex, pseudo-substrate, RNA splicing, SAP30BP, Scientists Uncover Structural Secrets of CDK11 That Could Support Future Cancer Drug Development, spliceosome, structural biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, therapeutic research
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have uncovered how the DNA repair enzyme XPF-ERCC1 is recruited to sites of damage and activated inside cells, resolving a long-standing question in molecular biology and providing structural insights that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI in science, AlphaFold, Basil Greber, cancer research, cryogenic electron microscopy, DNA damage, DNA repair, genome integrity, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical Research Council, Molecular Biology, Nature Communications, New Structural Insights into XPF-ERCC1 Could Help Refine Future Cancer Treatments, SLX4, structural biology, XPF-ERCC1
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new antibody design that boosts the immune system’s ability to fight cancer by enhancing activation of T cells through the CD27 receptor. Published in Nature Communications, the study shows … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, cancer research, Cancer Research UK, CD27, Centre for Cancer Immunology, immune system, Nature Communications, T cells, University of Southampton, University of Southampton Advances Next-Generation Immunotherapy by Amplifying T Cell Activation
(IN BRIEF) A collaboration between Empa, EPFL and CSEM has resulted in a fully biodegradable smart sensing tag designed to monitor temperature and humidity during transport and record whether critical temperature thresholds have been breached. Developed through the Swiss-funded Greenspack … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biodegradable sensing tag, BRIDGE Discovery program, cellulose substrate, Circelec, cold chain logistics, CSEM, Empa, EPFL, food supply chain, green electronics, Greenspack, humidity tracking, Innosuisse, medicine and climate-sensitive cargo, medicine transport, Nature Communications, New compostable sensor tag offers supply-chain monitoring for food, RFID-like sensor, smart labels, Swiss National Science Foundation, temperature monitoring, threshold detection, zinc conductive ink
(IN BRIEF) The University of Twente’s BRAINS Center for Brain-Inspired Computing has developed a groundbreaking hardware-based learning method that enables electronic materials to adapt without using backpropagation or digital optimisation software. Detailed in Nature Communications, the technique — homodyne gradient … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, Industrial, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged adaptive hardware, backpropagation, brain-inspired computing, BRAINS Center, energy-efficient computing, HGE, homodyne gradient extraction, Machine Learning, Nature Communications, neuromorphic hardware, physical neural networks, sustainable information processing, University of Twente, University of Twente Researchers Demonstrate Energy-Efficient Learning Technique for Future Adaptive Electronics, Wilfred van der Wiel
(IN BRIEF) A major new study led by Royal Holloway, University of London — with contributions from the University of Southampton and several European institutions — shows that Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Arctic warming, climate dynamics, climate projections, Dr Ash Abrook, Dr Celia Martin-Puertas, Dr Laura Boyall, environmental research, European climate change, European weather systems, extended summers, heatwaves, lake sediment records, latitudinal temperature gradient, Nature Communications, Research Reveals Ancient Climate Records Explain Europe’s Rapidly Expanding Summer Season in a Warming World, Royal Holloway University of London, seasonal climate history, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered that lithium dendrites — microscopic metal structures that can cause short circuits and fires — can also form within polymer-based electrolytes, not just at the electrode interface as … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged battery research, Breakthrough TUM Study Reveals Hidden Dendrite Formation Threat in Solid-State Battery Electrolytes, crystallization, dendrites, DESY, e-conversion, electric mobility, energy storage, Fabian Apfelbeck, German Electron Synchrotron, lithium batteries, lithium metal, material science, nanofocus X-ray scattering, Nature Communications, Peter Müller-Buschbaum, polymer electrolytes, safety, solid-state batteries, Technical University of Munich, TUM
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies have announced a new collaboration to accelerate the discovery of molecular glue degrader drugs, an innovative approach in targeted cancer therapy. The partnership will integrate ICR’s proprietary molecular glue library … Read the full press release
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Tagged Academic–industry partnership to accelerate rational design of molecular glue degrader drugs for cancer treatment, artificial intelligence, Cancer Drug Discovery, cancer research innovation, Centre for Protein Degradation, computational drug design, E3 ligases, Henrik Daub, high-throughput proteomics, ICR, ICR and NEOsphere Biotechnologies join forces to pioneer systematic discovery of molecular glue degrader therapies, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies partner to advance molecular glue degrader drug discovery, Jonathan Beech, Machine Learning, MGDs, molecular glue degraders, molecular glue library, Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Nature Communications, NEOsphere Biotechnologies, Novartis, proteomics, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, targeted protein degradation, Zoran Rankovic
(IN BRIEF) A major international study led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the Epilepsy Research Institute UK found little evidence that sodium valproate significantly affects male fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder. Analysing health records … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antiseizure medication, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, Epilepsy Research Institute UK, Gashirai Mbizvo, international study, Largest study of its kind shows little evidence that sodium valproate significantly impairs fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre, male fertility, Nature Communications, reproductive health, sodium valproate, TriNetX, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool study finds minimal impact of valproate on male fertility in epilepsy and bipolar patients, valproate safety
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has published two major studies demonstrating how pairing a cancer-killing reovirus with targeted therapies such as talazoparib and palbociclib can greatly strengthen immune activity and tumour destruction. By disrupting cancer cell defences … Read the full press release
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Tagged Cancer Research UK, immune activation, immune checkpoint inhibitors, Joan Kyula-Currie, Kevin Harrington, London, Nature Communications, oncolytic virus, Oncolytics Biotech, Palbociclib, PARP-1, personalised cancer therapies, reovirus, RIG-I, Royal Marsden, talazoparib, The Institute of Cancer Research, tumour stress response, Victoria Roulstone, virotherapy
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research and Queen Mary University have created EIRAs, a computational assay that predicts how bowel cancer cells evolve resistance to chemotherapy. By monitoring cell populations and applying evolutionary models, the tool differentiates … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bowel cancer, breast cancer, Cancer Research UK, chemotherapy resistance, colorectal cancer, drug discovery, EIRAs, evolutionary biology, Evolutionary Informed Resistance Assays, Freddie Whiting, genetic mutation, Kristian Helin, Machine Learning, Nature Communications, non-genetic adaptation, ovarian cancer, patent, personalized therapy, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Nichols, The Institute of Cancer Research London, Trevor Graham, Wellcome Trust
(IN BRIEF) A study by the University of Helsinki has uncovered why some breast cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, may not be effective for all patients. The research, focusing on the mechanical properties of tumor tissue, shows that softer tissue environments … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged breast cancer, cancer research, cancer treatment, Finland, global research collaboration, HUS Helsinki University Hospital, immunotherapy, Kymenlaakso Health, MD-PhD student Aino Peura, Nature Communications, personalized medicine, tissue microenvironment, tumor progression, University of Helsinki
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the University of Southampton have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody, which could significantly enhance immune system responses in cancer patients. By altering the shape and rigidity of antibodies, the team discovered that these modified … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antibodies, antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, disulfide bonds, immune response, immune system, immunotherapy, Isabel Elliott, Ivo Tews, Mark Cragg, Nature Communications, rigid antibodies, structural biology, super-strong antibody, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) A collaborative study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London has uncovered key reasons behind persistent self-doubt in individuals who perform well, a phenomenon often linked to imposter syndrome. The research, which involved a web-based experiment … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged anxiety, computer game, depression, Fruitville, imposter syndrome, memory skills, metacognition, Nature Communications, positive feedback, psychological research, self-doubt, self-perception, Sucharit Katyal, underconfidence, University College London, University of Copenhagen, visual skills, web-based study
(IN BRIEF) A team of scientists, led by Dr. Matthew Davey of SAMS, has discovered an expansive ecosystem on the Robert Island ice cap in Antarctica, dominated by photosynthetic algae. This ecosystem, which covers up to 20% of the mapped … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, British Antarctic Survey, CCAP, climate models, DNA analysis, Dr. Alex Thomson, Dr. Andrew Gray, Dr. Matthew Davey, ecosystem, endemic, glacial melt, glacier algae, ice cap, Instituto Antártico Chileno, microscopy, Naomi Thomas, Nature Communications, new species, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, photosynthetic algae, Robert Island, RRS Sir David Attenborough, SAMS, snow algae, UHI, UKRI NERC, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh
(IN BRIEF) Scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Twente have successfully created ultrathin germanene nanoribbons and discovered their unique properties, which could be vital for quantum computing. Their research reveals that as the ribbons become narrower, the topological … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged condensed-matter physics, Dennis Klaassen, error-resistant qubits, Fudan University, germanene, low-energy electronics, Majorana zero modes, nanoribbons, nanotechnology, Nature Communications, one-dimensional materials, Pantelis Bampoulis, quantum applications, quantum computing, Radboud University Nijmegen, spin-orbit coupling, topological edge states, topological insulator, two-dimensional materials, University of Tokyo, University of Twente, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in cancer drug discovery by identifying a new binding site on the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), a protein long considered undruggable. The collaborative study between The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged anticancer therapies, Astex Pharmaceuticals, breast cancer, Cancer Drug Discovery, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, drug development, druggable binding sites, eIF4E, eIF4G, fragment-based screening, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Nature Communications, new drug targets, Olivia Rossanese, Paul Clarke, prostate cancer, protein degradation, protein synthesis, protein synthesis regulation, small molecule inhibitors, therapeutic innovation, undruggable protein
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Barts Cancer Institute have discovered how the extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding tumours influences cancer cells to become aggressive and spread throughout the body. Their study, published in Nature Communications, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barts Cancer Institute, breast cancer, cancer metastasis, cancer research, Cancer Therapies, cancer treatment, early cancer detection, ECM, extracellular matrix, ICR, lysyl oxidase, melanoma, metastasis, metastasis prevention, Nature Communications, tumor behavior, tumor biology
GENEVA, 18-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the BASE collaboration at CERN1 reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the antiproton, allowing a fundamental comparison between matter and … Read the full press release
Posted in Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged antiproton, BASE, CERN, Hiroki Nagahama, Nature Communications, Stefan Ulmer
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy. BRISTOL, 18-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol worked with colleagues around … Read the full press release
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