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20-Jan-2026

Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review

Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored articles, across most fields.

Journal: PLOS Biology

19-Jan-2026

A resource-virtualized and hardware-aware quantum compilation framework for real quantum computing processors

Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The research team has innovatively developed the QSteed quantum compilation framework, which introduces quantum resource virtualization and a select-before-compile mechanism at the system level.

Journal: Research
Funder: Beijing Natural Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China

19-Jan-2026

UCalgary researcher finds way to predict whirling disease with almost no data

University of Calgary
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by a University of Calgary researcher has come up with an AI-based early detection system for river-borne pathogens — including whirling disease in trout and salmon. The study was published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution in late December.

Journal: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alberta Environment and Parks, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

15-Jan-2026

Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers demonstrated a new method of cooling trapped ions using chip-based systems, which could enable more stable and scalable quantum computers and quantum sensors.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, MIT Center for Quantum Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense, MIT Rolf G. Locher Endowed Fellowship, MIT Frederick and Barbara Cronin Fellowship

14-Jan-2026

Neutral-atom arrays are a rapidly emerging quantum computing platform. These Columbia researchers know how to make the biggest arrays yet

Columbia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Columbia researchers Sebastian Will and Nanfang Yu combine optical tweezers with metasurfaces to trap over 1,000 atoms—with the potential to capture hundreds of thousands more.

Journal: Nature
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, DOE/US Department of Energy, National Research Foundation of Korea, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

14-Jan-2026

Quality of life of parents of premature infants

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, parental quality of life was lowest during the premature infant’s hospitalization. A family-centered approach, with timely and tailored support from the neonatal intensive care unit through the postdischarge period, is essential to protect and promote parental well-being.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

14-Jan-2026

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in Nature Physics Jan. 14, co-led by Rice University’s Qimiao Si, brings together quantum criticality, where electrons fluctuate between different phases, and electronic topology, which describes a form of quantum organization based on the wave behavior of electrons. The researchers found that strong interactions among electrons can produce topological behavior, paving the way for new technologies that could use this quantum state in real-world applications.

Journal: Nature Physics
Funder: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S. National Science Foundation, Welch Foundation