University of Maryland

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As of October 2026: Home institution of the researchers who analyzed the uranium cube

Werner Heisenberg, who led Nazi Germany's nuclear program, insisted after the war that his last reactor experiment was nearly working, short only a "relatively small amount of uranium." Forensics on surviving uranium cubes says otherwise.

Updated Oct 5

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As of September 2026: Leading institution for the research

Snakebites kill 80,000 to 140,000 people a year, and the standard treatment has barely changed in 130 years. Researchers found that proteins naturally present in rattlesnake blood neutralize venom from multiple viper species — about 10 times more potently than the leading commercial antivenom.

Updated Sep 8