Kyushu University

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Research institution where the study was conducted

A nematode worm can learn two smells, then forget one while remembering the other. Researchers at Kyushu University traced that selective erasure to a peptide signal, NLP-47, and a circuit running from AWC sensory neurons through AIZ interneurons to the AWA neurons that store the memory.

Updated 7 days ago

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As of October 2026: Collaborating research institution

Crush a sugar crystal and it flashes. That's triboluminescence, light from mechanical fracture, known since Francis Bacon scraped sugar in 1605; for four centuries it resisted design. You could observe it, but not predict which materials would emit, or what color.

Updated Oct 6

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As of May 2026: Lead institution on the breakthrough paper

Every conventional solar cell hits the same wall: a single photon can knock loose one electron, at most. That constraint, formalized in 1961, caps silicon panels at roughly 33% efficiency.

Updated May 30