September 22, 2026
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.
- What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet? (Ars)
- Scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world for the first time (ScienceDaily)
- Scientists just made quantum computer operations 1,000 times faster (ScienceDaily)
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.
- Two children died from gene therapies in China… (Nature)
- Nasal vaccines could stop pandemics before they begin (Nature)
- Common gene variant that increases risk of lupus may protect against viruses (Science)
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.
- Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change (Ars)
- Update to Google’s AI weather model improves forecast accuracy (Ars)
- Department of Energy bets on ‘open’ AI models for science (Science)