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First Cancer Treatment with Radioactive Carbon Ion Beam
Researchers in Germany performed the first cancer treatment using a radioactive carbon ion beam on a mouse with a bone tumour near the spine. This marks a significant advance in radiation therapy. Italy's Trento Proton Therapy Centre also delivered the first clinical proton arc therapy treatments.
AI Transforms Vibrational Spectroscopy Applications
AI advancements in 2025 turned vibrational spectroscopy into predictive systems for agriculture, environment, and medicine. Key achievements include deep-learning Raman for microplastic detection and SERS for biomedical diagnostics.
AI also accelerated fundamental physics simulations, replacing costly quantum modeling.
Most Accurate Quantum Computing Chip Developed
Scientists built the most accurate quantum computing chip using a new silicon-based architecture. This breakthrough enables longer information retention, 15 times better than Google and IBM processors.
Another advance features 3D wiring for 10,000-qubit processors.
JWST Discovers Earliest Supernova and Monster Stars
James Webb Space Telescope spotted the earliest known supernova and monster stars leaking nitrogen in the early universe. These findings help solve mysteries about cosmic evolution.
JWST also imaged comet 3I/ATLAS during its closest Earth pass.
CRISPR Gene Therapy Reduces Cholesterol by 50%
A Phase 1 trial showed CRISPR therapy targeting ANGPTL3 safely cuts LDL cholesterol by nearly 50% and triglycerides by 55%. This first-in-human success advances cardiovascular treatments.
Other medical advances include the first bladder transplant and personalized gene therapies.
Dark Energy May Be Evolving Over Time
DESI collaboration's 3D universe map hints dark energy evolves unexpectedly over 11 billion years. This challenges the cosmological constant model.
Rubin Observatory will create the largest astronomical movie for further insights.
China Tests Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
Chinese researchers detonated a hydrogen-based explosive without nuclear materials, triggering chain reactions. This controlled field test advances non-nuclear high-energy explosives.
Separately, a new bat coronavirus risks human transmission via Covid-like receptor.
Best Mars Landing Site Identified with Hidden Ice
Scientists found hidden ice beneath Mars' surface, marking the ideal human landing spot. This University of Mississippi study aids future missions.
Time ticks faster on Mars, confirming Einstein and posing mission challenges.
Verticillin A Fully Synthesized for Brain Cancer
MIT chemists achieved the first complete synthesis of verticillin A, a promising anticancer agent for aggressive brain tumours. Discovered 50 years ago, this fungal compound now advances therapies.
GPR133 receptor stimulation reverses osteoporosis in mice.
Quasar UV-X-Ray Relationship Changing Over Time
eROSITA and XMM-Newton data reveal the ultraviolet-X-ray link in quasars evolved over billions of years. This challenges using quasars as standard candles for cosmology.
Findings urge caution in dark matter and energy studies.
GPT-5 Excels in Science Benchmarks and Biotech
GPT-5.2 topped FrontierScience Olympiad-level physics, chemistry, biology benchmark. It improved molecular-cloning efficiency 79-fold in biotech labs.
Quantum processors like IBM's 120-qubit Nighthawk show ML advantages.
Antimatter Production Rate Increased Eightfold at CERN
CERN's ALPHA experiment used laser-cooled beryllium ions to cool positrons, producing over 15,000 antihydrogen atoms in hours. This boosts antimatter research.
Tryptophan confirmed on asteroid Bennu from OSIRIS-REx samples.