Boletín 7–12 Sep 2026 · Science

Space materials: eggshells vs debris

Ars Technica on using eggshell-inspired coatings to protect next-gen spacecraft from debris.

Human origins: Denisovan proteins in China

Nature: ancient proteins ID Denisovan remains from Southwest China.

Quantum: gravity meets the lab

Ars on quantum mechanics vs relativity; ScienceDaily claims first observation of Einstein gravity in the quantum world, plus faster quantum ops.

Biomed: gene therapy caution & nasal vaccines

Nature on two child deaths from gene therapies in China, and nasal vaccines as a pandemic stopgap; Science on a lupus risk variant that may protect against viruses.

Science policy: NIH to DoD

Ars: NIH budget steered toward Defense research.

AI for science & weather

Google’s AI genome system and an upgraded AI weather model; DOE bets on open AI models for science.

Geology & climate notes