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Southern observatory consortium approves giant telescope construction
After a decade of planning, partners commit funds for a 30-metre-class telescope in the high desert.
Lumen 3, 66 (2026)
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Tissue-resident memory T cells coordinate long-term protection in the lung
Memory T cells that settle in the lungs after infection organize local immune 'hubs' that speed the response to new viral variants.
Lumen 3, 87–92 (2026)
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Cleaner air cut childhood asthma admissions across 120 cities
As fine-particle pollution fell over a decade, hospital admissions for childhood asthma declined fastest where the air improved most.
Lumen 3, 98–105 (2026)
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Self-healing perovskite solar cells retain 95% efficiency after 5,000 hours
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)
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A metal-poor stellar stream records the earliest assembly of the Galactic halo
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)
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Lipid microdomains mark mitochondrial fission sites before constriction
Mitochondria are tagged for division by patches of specialized lipids minutes before the molecular machinery that pinches them arrives.
Lumen 2, 30–39 (2025)
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Slow slip events herald large earthquakes on a subduction megathrust
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)
