Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells.

Structural details of an enzyme complex shed light on DNA replication.

A study of marine Halobates species highlights how their waterproofing techniques, size and acceleration capability helped them colonize the ocean.

Polymers that absorb water from the atmosphere can make it easier to run photovoltaic devices in hot climates.

First high-intensity, low-voltage red LEDs made from nitride semiconductors.

Optical fibers wrapped around date palm trunks could help detect this tree’s most destructive pest early enough to save it.

An integrated detector device could form the basis of a distributed air-quality sensor network.

Device controlled solely by voltage paves the way for spintronics with ultralow power consumption.

Reef fish species uniquely respond to climate change, with some more vulnerable than others.

Transforming spatial statistics to capture the skewness and tail of the statistical distribution gives a clearer picture of weather and climate data.

A layer-based approach raises the efficiency of training artificial intelligence models.

Nanomaterial-based electronic device monitors a key heart health biomarker. 

Copper ions could play a key role when peptide folding goes wrong and leads to harmful aggregates.

A protein hijacked from a bacterial pathogen helps to facilitate more precise genome editing in plants.

Advanced modes of combustion that are controlled by plasma discharges could become key components of the circular carbon economy.

A molecule with a hollow center proves ideal for separating a common industrial chemical mixture.

The conversion of skin cells into brain cells relies on proper insertion of L1 elements.

A framework that helps marine scientists select localized carbon dioxide levels for experiments aims to improve robustness in global warming studies.

Light can simultaneously transfer energy and data to underwater devices, but there’s a long way to go before these systems can be deployed.

E-selectin is grown in silkworms for the first time, revealing new aspects of its binding dynamics.

A Cas protein that cleaves viral RNA has been harnessed in a CRISPR/Cas system to destroy prolific viral infections in crop plants.

Machine learning tasks using very large data sets can be sped up significantly by estimating the kernel function that best describes the data.

Modeling the combustion properties of gasoline is driving the search for cleaner fuels.

A way to remotely charge batteries through flesh could help develop components for permanent implantable medical devices.

Variations in the vibrations of beams of silicon create a sensitive way of measuring pressure changes.

The flow of an electrical current can be imaged directly using magnetic bubbles.

A self-powered water quality sensor could help fish farmers to monitor pollution in their ponds remotely.

Unconventional perovskites with an inverted structure see a leap in efficiency and longevity with an amine-based additive. 

A universal high-performance computing interface allows popular statistical tools to run efficiently on large geospatial datasets.

First evidence that animal DNA methylation patterns can be passed to the next generation.

More efficient photocatalysts could unlock the potential of solar energy.

Carbon dioxide bubbles could be a fast and environmentally friendly way to unclog seawater filters and keep the supply of drinking water flowing.

A simple, cost-effective technique uses solution-based printing to make better ultrathin transistors.

Pinpoint mesh of smart underground objects could give real-time 3D readout of fossil fuel reserves.

For a communications revolution, 6G development needs more human-centric research.

Extremely thin strips of phosphorus may help engineers to fabricate nanoscale transistors with atomically perfect structures.

With about half the world’s population living close to the coast, using seawater to flush toilets could be possible with a salt-tolerant bacterium.

Simulations reveal unexpected connections in the Red Sea basin that could help marine conservation.

Multifunctional iron nanowires selectively obliterate cancer cells with a triple-punch combination attack.

Laser-based microscopes can tune into multiple biomolecular signatures found in cancer cells.

Prediction method could help personalize cancer treatments and reveal new drug targets.

A better mathematical understanding of how big waves form could lead to better prediction of tsunami impacts.

The finding that light can be twisted very precisely may offer fresh options for communications infrastructure.

The psychology of human creativity helps artificial intelligence imagine the unseen.

Summer dust has been increasing over the Arabian Peninsula for the past decade with global implications.

Ultraviolet light could thwart antimicrobial resistance by damaging DNA material in wastewater.

A machine learning method has identified highly elusive amino acid sequences involved in cell morphogenesis and adhesion and in diseases like cancer. 

Sensors that are worn on the skin could soon be powered by our own body heat.

Materials that can slow the cooling of highly energetic hot carriers could capture extra energy from the Sun.

A newly discovered plant metabolite that promotes anchor root growth may prove valuable in helping crops grow in nutrient-deficient soils.

Combining silicon with a highly elastic polymer backing produces solar cells that have record-breaking stretchability and high efficiency.

Chaos could help put cyberhackers out of business with a patterned silicon chip that will be uncrackable even in the future.

Medical diagnostic device extracts energy from sugars naturally present in the body to drive its glucose-sensing circuitry.

Tungsten disulfide helps to channel charge in flexible photovoltaics.

Hovering airborne vehicles could connect smart sensors to the internet of things. 

Studying the wake of reflected shockwaves reveals the cascade of chemical reactions involved in combustion processes.

Better prediction of extreme winds at sparsely observed locations could help optimize the design of wind farms.

Identifying genes that confer resistance to leaf rust infections could help generate durably resistant cereal crops.

Factors influencing the tolerance of barley to saline soils have been uncovered using an advanced robust statistical technique.

What do an electrical engineer, an organic chemist, a materials scientist and a cell biologist all have in common? They invent and improve applications at the interface of biology and electronics. 

Plant scientist Salim Al-Babili and his team are working across many fronts to save sub-Saharan African cereal crops from a menacing weed. 

Discovery of signaling intermediary could lead to more pest-resistant crops.

Mapping the three-dimensional structure of catalytic centers helps to design new and improved catalysts.

New methods for training machine learning models are quicker and more accurate than current approaches, previously considered state-of-the-art.

An innovative optical component and a reconstruction algorithm provide more detailed images.

Large cylindrical ligands increase stability and enhance light emission of silver nanoclusters.

Ultrapure solvents prove there is more than meets the eye when oil and water mix.

A magnetic skin that is safe and comfortable to wear could open the door to a wide range of wireless, remotely controlled applications.

Solar perovskite materials could be spiked with organic cation dopants to suppress decomposition and degradation. 

Catalyst switch strategy is the key step in the production of a four-component crystalline tetrablock quarterpolymer.

No evidence of infection found in the bacterial community around shark wounds.

A deep learning tool could help in structure-based drug discovery.

Asrar Damdam is setting up her own biotech company in Silicon Valley while pursuing a Ph.D. at KAUST

Stretchy, see-through, silver nanowire sheet combines optical transparency with excellent electrical conductivity.

A protein, with a name reminiscent of legendary Greek sailors, has an unexpected role inside the human nucleus.

Areas without earthquake monitoring systems could model the tremors by using data from local landslides.

Discarded PET bottles could find a new life in the chemical industry.

Bridging the knowledge gap in artificial intelligence requires an embedding function that helps step between different types of "thinking."

Deep analysis of the way information is shared among parallel computations increases efficiency to accelerate machine learning at scale.

Protein-folded DNA nanostructures offer a new building material for biotechnology.

A class of atomically thin 2D compounds, known as MXenes, have a unique combination of properties that are useful for electronic and sensing applications. 

An inexpensive passive cooling technology could be used to cool buildings in cities, reducing energy consumption.

The colonization of tomato plants with a beneficial desert root fungus protects against effects of salt stress. 

Zirconium-doped transparent electrodes boost the power conversion efficiency of perovskite-based tandem solar cells.

A more accurate and efficient method of capturing the local factors that lead to extreme rainfall enables better flood prediction across larger regions.

A new approach for training algorithms makes the machine learning process faster and more accurate. 

Microplastics in the water column are ingested by clams and become attached to their shells.

A precise method for stacking semiconductor thin films enhances optoelectronic device performance using quantum effects.

When a thin layer of water is squeezed between two hydrophobic surfaces, the laws of classical physics break down.

More accurate detection of hotspot clusters provides new insights into the behavior of air pollution.

Linking disease pathogens to clinical signs and symptoms through a database could support research into the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases.

The dynamics behind microbial communities in granular-based wastewater treatment systems.

Cultivated date palms have co-evolved with desert bacteria for so long that their roots attract the microbes that provide the best chance for a long and healthy life.

Corals use sugar from their symbiotic algal partners to control them by recycling nitrogen from their own ammonium waste.

A deep learning model improves the ability to identify genes potentially involved in disease.

Understanding the situations when artificial intelligence can fail is critical for application of future autonomous vehicles and medical diagnostics.

Accounting for the quality of energy needed to run a desalination plant shows benefits of using waste heat.

Changes in composition are shown to affect light-harvesting layer crystallization and perovskite solar cell efficiency.

Genome editing techniques have the power to transform crop yields and plant resilience to feed the growing global population.

Mapping variations in sunlight across the Arabian Peninsula reveals a bright future for solar energy in the region.