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Learning protein function through autonomous experimental interaction

Biological AI learns primarily from existing observations, but many questions cannot be answered from available data alone. Here we show that AI can instead acquire knowledge by acting directly on biological systems and learning from the consequences. We developed a closed-loop framework in which autonomous agents design protein variants, construct and characterize them in a robotic laboratory,…

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Scientists map the microscopic roots of chaos in dusty plasma using supercomputer simulations

Research Matters Staff Writer(s) Jammu 17 Aug 2026 Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the chaotic world of turbulence by tracking the movement of millions of individual particles in a specialised state of matter known as dusty plasma.

  • Scientists map microscopic origins of turbulence in dusty plasma using supercomputer simulations.
  • Understanding dusty plasma turbulence could improve plasma containment in nuclear fusion reactors.

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