Chemistry & Physics
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3-Jul-2025
Can the Large Hadron Collider snap string theory?
University of PennsylvaniaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Heckman and Ph.D. student Rebecca Hicks at University of Pennsylvania put a spin on ideas related to testing string theory: Rather than looking to verify it, the team and their collaborators sought a novel way to falsify it with data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. “We're not rooting for string theory to fail,” Hicks says. “We're stress-testing it, applying more pressure to see if it holds up." “If string theory survives, fantastic," Heckman says. "If it snaps, we'll learn something profound about nature.”
- Journal
- Physical Review Research
- Funder
- DOE/US Department of Energy, DOE/US Department of Energy, United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation
3-Jul-2025
Flexible, eco-friendly electronic plastic for wearable tech, sensors
Case Western Reserve UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for wearable electronics, sensors and other electrical applications.
- Journal
- Science
- Funder
- DOE/US Department of Energy
3-Jul-2025
Synthetic DNA nanoparticles for gene therapy
Case Western Reserve UniversityGrant and Award Announcement
Case Western Reserve University chemist Divita Mathur was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant for her research in synthetic DNA nanoparticles, which have potential applications in gene therapy.
3-Jul-2025
UK-Canada research partnership launches to improve critical minerals mining and supply chains
UK Research and InnovationGrant and Award Announcement
Five research partnerships will study ways to:
- clean up contaminated mine water
- develop new geological tools for extracting rare earth minerals, vital for magnets
- identify mineral-rich volcanic deposits
- drive sustainable mining practices by co-extracting critical minerals with gold and copper
- make critical mineral supply chains recyclable and more secure
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- Natural Environment Research Council, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
3-Jul-2025
JMC | Insilico Medicine publishes AI-driven innovative design strategy for highly selective FGFR2/3 inhibitors
InSilico MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
Insilico team employed advanced molecular modeling techniques in combination with the company’s proprietary generative AI-based chemistry engine, Chemistry42, to efficiently design highly selective FGFR2/3 inhibitors featuring a novel core structure. This research, recently published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, provides an innovative approach for the discovery and development of next-generation cancer therapies targeting FGFR2/3.
- Journal
- Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
3-Jul-2025
Aligned stem cell sheets could improve regenerative therapies
Hiroshima UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new way to grow stem cells may help them release more of the signaling proteins they use to repair tissue, potentially improving future treatments.
- Journal
- Materials Today Bio
- Funder
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Precise Measurement Technology Promotion Foundation, Casio Science Promotion Foundation