Icy shocks turn atomic flaws into a performance advantage for magnesium-ion batteries, advancing them as safer and cheaper energy storage options.

A novel broad-spectrum drug candidate stalls replication of several SARS-CoV-2 variants and other coronaviruses, with the potential to boost preparedness against future pandemics.

Researchers develop a rapid colour-changing microlaser with phase-changing perovskites and a novel light trap, opening new possibilities in optical communications and sensing.

Soft textures, fibrous structures and improved protein digestibility—plant-based meat products could have these all, when processed using the right concentration and type of enzyme.

Just by seeing the starting state and end goal, AI models could predict how to complete a task by filling in the unknown steps and focusing only on the actions that matter.

A molecular reshuffling strategy allows access to otherwise blocked sites on polystyrene’s structure, enabling the transformation of a major form of plastic waste into a new class of high-value chemicals.

Researchers identify a molecular driver of cell death in a rare neurodegenerative disease and show how targeted oligonucleotide therapies can combat the process.

A new maritime risk assessment tool reviews near-misses and close encounters between vessels to uncover the hidden dangers of busy waterways.

Ultrafast light pulses can drive the conversion of magnetic spin currents to electrical charges at ultrafast timescales, bringing electronics closer to terahertz speeds.

A*STAR researchers uncover how bacterial hideouts created during tuberculosis infections can also protect and feed other opportunistic invaders.