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Starting up in science: two biologists struggle to launch their labs

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Kerri Smith
Heidi Ledford
Richard Van Noorden
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Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum

This summer’s minimum ice cover was twelfth-lowest ever — and scientists warn that the long-term trend towards shrinking continues.

Tosin Thompson
News 29 Sept 2021
Skilful precipitation nowcasting using deep generative models of radar

A deep generative model using radar observations is used to create skilful precipitation predictions that are accurate and support real-world utility.

Suman Ravuri
Karel Lenc
Shakir Mohamed
Article Open Access 29 Sept 2021
Daily briefing: Landsat launch continues 49-year mission

The ninth satellite to take up the mantle of the longest-running Earth-observation mission has successfully launched. Plus, an autism genetics project has been paused amid a backlash, and behind the scenes with Nature’s scientific graphics team.

Flora Graham
Nature Briefing 28 Sept 2021
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Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum
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This is what a solid made of electrons looks like
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Starting up in science: an agonizing search for cash confronts two labs
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- Heidi Ledford
- Richard Van Noorden
News Feature 29 Sept 2021
Starting up in science: two labs face the pandemic and another shock
- Kerri Smith
- Heidi Ledford
- Richard Van Noorden
News Feature 29 Sept 2021
Starting up in science: two biologists struggle to launch their labs
- Kerri Smith
- Heidi Ledford
- Richard Van Noorden
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Microsoft’s million-tonne CO₂-removal purchase — lessons for net zero
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- Amy Luers
- Rafael Broze
Comment 29 Sept 2021

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- Structural strains of misfolded tau protein define different diseases
  
  In diseases called tauopathies, misfolded tau proteins form aggregates called fibrils. Fibrils from nine different tauopathies show that tau misfolds in many ways, enabling the diseases to be classified according to fibril structure.
  
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  News & Views 29 Sept 2021
- Heat management with a twist in layered materials
  
  The misalignment of crystal lattices in stacked monolayers of materials has been shown to prevent heat flow between the layers, while retaining flow within them. This finding opens up an inventive way to control heat at the nanoscale.
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- Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy lifespan
  
  A feeding schedule of prolonged overnight fasting periods extends healthy lifespan in fruit flies by promoting night-time autophagy, a process in which material in cells is degraded and recycled.
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  High-throughput analyses of how sleeping fruit flies respond to a variety of odours show that the brains of these insects continue to process the value of the signals conveyed by sensory information during sleep.
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- Electron crystals come under the microscope
  
  In 2D materials, electrons at low densities can freeze into well-defined positions and form exotic structures called Wigner crystals. A non-invasive technique has been developed to image these crystals directly.
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Cascade of correlated electron states in a kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅

He Zhao
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Roton pair density wave in a strong-coupling kagome superconductor

Hui Chen
Haitao Yang
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Skilful precipitation nowcasting using deep generative models of radar

A deep generative model using radar observations is used to create skilful precipitation predictions that are accurate and support real-world utility.

Suman Ravuri
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Shakir Mohamed
Article Open Access 29 Sept 2021
Mercury stable isotopes constrain atmospheric sources to the ocean

Mercury deposition pathways from the atmosphere to the ocean remain uncertain, but mercury stable isotope measurements from the Atlantic and Mediterranean show that ocean uptake of gaseous elemental mercury is more important than previously thought.

Martin Jiskra
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Non-Hermitian topological whispering gallery

An acoustic topological gallery insulator constructed from sonic crystals made of thermoplastic rods decorated with carbon nanotube films enables the out-coupling of amplified and focused sound at audible frequencies.

Bolun Hu
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