A second wind
With cutting-edge technologies, researchers seek to understand and treat the human lung.
Agent of change
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Food-grade flavours in a vape puff may deal a nasty blow to the lungs.
Fresh breath
New technologies are driving a deeper understanding of lung functions — and of diseases.
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World of research: October 2026
A round-up of some recent striking studies.
- Oct 2026
A million-dollar question
OpenAI's award-winning solution to the Navier-Stokes equation opens up a debate.
- Oct 2026
Heat and crush
Start-ups work on cancer therapy, heated shelters, and sugarcane juice.
- Oct 2026
Protein, precisely
'Precision fermentation' could ease the climate burden of traditional agriculture. But only if it surmounts scaling challenges.
- Oct 2026
More with less
American architect ‘Bucky’ Fuller built designs to benefit humanity.
- Oct 2026
A galactic googly
Some dead stars may defy the classical Chandrasekhar limit for the mass of white dwarfs.
- Oct 2026
