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Other interesting news for 7.31.26

This post collects links to other interesting news that we have considered but not included in our regular news this week.

Jul 31, 2026

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This post collects links to other interesting news that we have considered but not included in our regular news this week.

Scientists cut and rebuild molecules from the inside to create new chiral nanocarbons

Like a molecular shrink ray: AI tool redesigns proteins without sacrificing function

Physicists turn to the universe’s “piano notes” to detect hidden particles

When quantum computers freeze

Advancing efficient AI workflows

Flexible DNA transforms protein crystallization

New quantum material and chip architecture tackle a key barrier to scaling quantum computers towards 1M qubits

Australia’s first fully integrated bionic arm

3D-printable material can heal the body, build better robots and recover critical minerals

Texas A&M University joins the Genesis Mission to transform science using artificial intelligence

Multiple USC-led projects receive U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission awards to advance AI

AI-designed metamaterials pave the way for high-speed spin-wave computing

A way to read quantum bits faster and with less hardware

Tiny circuit turns a hidden property of electrons into a working info channel

KAIST develops AI that finds its own hidden weaknesses, paving the way for safer generative AI models

Using a molecule as a quantum sensor

Texas A&M engineers develop lithium-harvesting nanorobots

Two attosecond flashes capture electrons in motion

AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

Taufer leads team awarded $9 million by NSF to enable US transition to AI-driven discovery

New “HULU” framework bridges atomistic foundation models and molecular simulations to accelerate clean energy materials discovery

Realization of an atom-holography microscope for direct visualization of three-dimensional atomic arrangements in nanoscale regions

DGIST identifies the “molecular lever that turns brain neurons on and off,” opening a new avenue for treating brain disorders

Sungkyunkwan University research team successfully advances AI-designed base editors, paving the way for next-generation gene therapy

Cleveland Clinic and IBM researchers create quantum machine learning framework to predict neoantigen immune response

Shaping light like never before – with photonic time crystals

Pusan National University researchers have developed a hybrid quantum network with indistinguishable quantum sources

Scientists have found a new way molecules can cooperate at room temperature

Muscle radar unlocks potential for future robotic limbs

HKUST develops novel AI framework enabling efficient collaboration between generalist and specialist models for disease diagnosis

Cornell researchers teach ‘microwave brain’ a new language

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