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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 16 Oct 2026, 11:32 AM IST

Single-Atom Carbon Transfer Opens New Route to 3D Molecular Architectures

Scientists have reported a catalytic method that transfers a single carbon atom to fuse flat molecules into rigid three-dimensional spirocyclic structures, a development that could reshape how complex organic compounds are built. The advance, published in Nature, points to a more direct way to construct high-value molecular frameworks relevant to pharmaceuticals, materials science, and potentially cleaner chemical manufacturing.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition16 Oct 2026, 02:59 AM IST

Rock Recovered From Deep Earth Reveals a Temperature History That Challenges Subduction Models

A newly studied rock that was carried roughly 90 kilometres into Earth’s interior and later returned to the surface is giving scientists an unusually detailed record of how temperature changes inside subduction zones. The findings suggest that two distinct styles of subduction may be preserved in a single sample, complicating long-standing models of how plates sink, heat up and transform deep underground.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition16 Oct 2026, 12:15 AM IST

Single-Carbon Catalysis Opens a New Route to 3D Molecular Architectures

Scientists have reported a catalytic method that transfers a single carbon atom to fuse flat molecules into rigid three-dimensional spirocycles, a structural advance that could reshape how complex chemicals are built. The work, published in Nature, points to a more direct way to assemble high-value molecular frameworks relevant to pharmaceuticals, materials science, and potentially cleaner chemical manufacturing.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 03:44 PM IST

Acoustic Experiments Show Topology Can Survive at Gapless Critical Points

Two new Nature papers and related reporting indicate that topology, long thought to require an energy gap to remain stable, can persist even at critical points where that gap closes. The findings, demonstrated in acoustic experiments, could reshape how physicists understand phase transitions and design robust wave-based systems for sensing, materials, and energy applications.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 12:24 PM IST

Acoustic Experiments Show Topology Can Survive at Critical Points

Physicists have experimentally shown that topology can persist even at gapless critical points, challenging a long-standing assumption that topological order must disappear when a system closes its energy gap. The result, reported through a pair of closely linked Nature papers and highlighted by Phys.org and EurekAlert, could reshape how researchers think about phase transitions in quantum materials, metamaterials, and other engineered systems.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition06 Oct 2026, 11:01 AM IST

Bacteria Reveal a Hidden Viral Alarm System, Opening New Paths for Phage Therapy and Biotechnology

Scientists have identified how certain bacterial immune systems detect infection by sensing a viral protease, a mechanism that allows bacteria to trigger a defensive response when phages invade. The finding, reported in Nature, clarifies a long-standing question in microbial biology and could help shape future phage-based antibiotics, synthetic biology tools, and precision antimicrobial strategies.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition05 Oct 2026, 06:18 AM IST

Bacteria Found to Sense Viral Attack by Detecting Phage Proteases, Opening New Paths for Precision Antibacterials

Researchers have identified a new layer of bacterial immunity in which cells detect invading phages by sensing viral proteases that cut a bacterial sensor protein and trigger defense. The finding helps explain how microbes recognize infection early and could inform the design of phage-based therapies and more selective antibacterial tools.

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World Politics & Diplomacy03 Oct 2026, 10:33 PM IST

South African Men Push Back Against Gender Violence as Johannesburg Discovery Reopens National Wound

The discovery of 12 women’s bodies near Johannesburg has once again forced South Africa to confront the scale of its violence against women crisis. In response, a growing number of men are publicly organizing, speaking out, and urging other men to treat prevention as a collective responsibility rather than a women’s issue alone.

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Clean Energy & Climate TransitionJust now (11:48 PM IST)

Laser Reprograms Ultrathin Optical Device Without Electrodes, Pointing to Low-Power Light Control

Researchers have demonstrated an ultrathin optical device that can be temporarily reprogrammed by laser light without electrodes, a step that could simplify how future photonic systems are controlled. The work, reported through Phys.org and related university and science-release channels, uses dyed liquid crystals to enable light-only switching of optical behavior, with potential relevance for energy-efficient sensing, communications, and climate-tech instrumentation.

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