Synthetic molecular machines that walk along a track can build polymers with a pre-programmed sequence of building blocks, like a miniature ribosome.
Lumen 3, 55–65 (2026)
Cell therapies have transformed blood cancers but struggle against solid tumours. Engineering the cells—and the environment they enter—could change that.
Lumen 3, 67–78 (2026)
3D-printed lattices that shrink when heated could keep precision instruments stable in harsh thermal environments.
Lumen 3, 106–116 (2026)
A comparative map of enhancers in 18 vertebrate species reveals a core set of regulatory switches conserved for more than 400 million years.
Lumen 3, 119–128 (2026)
A dynamic polymer interlayer repairs defects in halide perovskite films as they form, tackling the main obstacle to commercial perovskite photovoltaics.
Lumen 2, 8–17 (2025)
Precise chemistry and orbits of stars in a thin stream reveal a dwarf galaxy that was torn apart more than 12 billion years ago.
Lumen 2, 20–29 (2025)
A decade of seafloor geodesy reveals that slow, silent fault slip accelerated in the months before two magnitude-7 earthquakes.
Lumen 2, 40–46 (2025)
