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  1. Life

    This biophysicist’s work could one day let doctors control immune cells

    The Stanford biophysicist thinks that understanding the mechanics of cell movement could allow scientists to manipulate immune cells.

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  2. Materials Science

    A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped sources

    Lithium is an essential ingredient for batteries in electric vehicles but getting enough will become a problem.

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  3. Quantum Physics

    Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics to the quantum age

    Like a steampunk fantasy-world, which pairs high-tech with an old-timey setting, Nicole Yunger Halpern melds old and new science.

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  4. Environment

    A biogeochemist is tracking the movements of toxic mercury pollution

    Exposing the hidden movements of mercury through the environment can help reduce human exposure.

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  5. Neuroscience

    By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

    Freek van Ede seeks to understand how the brain selects information to plan for the future. He’s finding clues in the tiny movements people make with their eyes.

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  6. Science & Society

    This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics

    The world is awash in information. Communications researcher Yotam Ophir digs into news articles and survey results to show how beliefs form and spread.

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  7. Neuroscience

    A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability

    Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.

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  8. Science & Society

    10 early-career scientists tackling some of the biggest problems of today

    For the ninth year, Science News honors researchers in its SN 10: Scientists to Watch list.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    HIV and illicit drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why

    The neuroscientist considers themself an outsider, which allows them to embrace people who have been marginalized, including people who have HIV.

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  10. Computing

    This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain

    Physicist and engineer Bhavin Shastri is working to create the first photonic computer modeled after the human brain.

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  11. Climate

    Climate change could double U.S. temperature-linked deaths by mid-century

    Each year, roughly 8,000 deaths in the United States are associated with extreme temperatures. And as temperatures rise, this number could swell.

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  12. Animals

    Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells

    If the pluripotent stem cells can be turned into precursors to egg and sperm cells, the feat could potentially be a big deal for giant panda conservation.

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