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Senior Professor Working on Equations
Science

Mathematician solves algebra’s oldest problem

Pranjal Malewar

New approach using novel number sequence.

Reconstruction_Dinocephalosaurus orientalis
Science

A 240-million-year-old Chinese dragon’s fossils found in China

Pranjal Malewar

This research has made it possible to fully describe the bizarre, very impressive animal for the first time.

Penetrating seawater carries bacteria that form colonies – biofilm
Science

Study reveals mechanisms behind decomposition of concrete in road tunnels

Pranjal Malewar

Research reveals the mechanisms behind the degradation, and its unexpectedly rapid progression.

late Maastrichtian
Science

Were dinosaurs doomed and already on their way out before the asteroid hit?

Amit Malewar

It’s been a subject of debate for more than 30 years.

HU Professor Part of Study on New Fossil Carnivorous Mammals from Himalayan Foothills
Science

New fossil carnivoran mammals unearthed in the Himalayan foothills

Pranjal Malewar

The Siwaliks, part of the outer Himalayas, span Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Fossils found here reveal a rich diversity of mammals that lived...

The computational capacities of aneural organisms and neurons have been drastically underestimated by considering only classical information channels such as ionic flows and action potentials, which achieve maximum computing speeds of ∼103 ops/s. However, it has been recently confirmed by fluorescence quantum yield experiments that large networks of quantum emitters in cytoskeletal polymers support superradiant states at room temperature, with maximum speeds of ∼1012 to 1013 ops/s, more than a billion times faster and within two orders of magnitude of the Margolus-Levitin limit for ultraviolet-photoexcited states. These protein networks of quantum emitters are found in both aneural eukaryotic organisms as well as in stable, organized bundles in neuronal axons. In this single-author research article in Science Advances, quantitative comparisons are made between the computations that can have been performed by all superradiant life in the history of our planet, and the computations that can have been performed by the entire matter-dominated universe with which such life is causally connected. Estimates made for human-made classical computers and future quantum computers with effective error correction motivate a reevaluation of the role of life, computing with quantum degrees of freedom, and artificial intelligences in the cosmos. Credit: Quantum Biology Laboratory, Philip Kurian.
Science

Quantum Biology redefines Life’s computational limits

Pranjal Malewar

The computational boundaries of carbon-based life on Earth

Dynamic colony of Stentor individuals. Credit: Shekhar et al., Nature Physics, 2025
Physics

Fluid dynamics and the proposal of a giant unicellular organism

Pranjal Malewar

How a Giant Single Cell Could Explain the Evolution of Multicellular Life

Physics meets art: a new twist on interference patterns
Physics

Scientists discover new 1D Moiré Patterns in Nanomaterials

Pranjal Malewar

Twisted Nanoscience: New Moiré Pattern Discovery Could Transform Material Properties

Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its structure and strength. In seawater (and in soil, not depicted), resalting destroys the bridges, making it water soluble, thus preventing microplastic formation and allowing the plastic to become biodegradable. © 2025 RIKEN
Science

New biodegradable material dissolves in ocean water

Pranjal Malewar

Tackling the problem of microplastics

moss close up
Science

Study reveals how plants adjust internal pressure for survival

Pranjal Malewar

Plants adjust cellular pressure to respond to environmental factors. The evolution of stomata played a major role in changing Earth's atmosphere over the past...

Running legs and woman on road outdoor in forest park
Science

How do our legs adapt to fast movements?

Pranjal Malewar

The hidden spring in your step.

cozy nighttime scene
Science

Sleep and Memory: How the brain rewires itself overnight

Pranjal Malewar

How sleep keeps memories fresh: New research unravels the mystery?

Astronaut in a spacesuit on the red planet
Science

Scientists developed a method to split CO2 into Oxygen & Carbon – even in space

Amit Malewar

Transforming CO2: A Pioneering Electrochemical Strategy Inspired by Nature

Nanoparticles in Motion
Science

Scientists capture Palladium Nanoparticles in motion for the first time

Amit Malewar

Watch Catalysis Like Never Before!

Liquid fuel
Chemistry

New Metalcone thin films could help convert COâ‚‚ into liquid fuel

Pranjal Malewar

A game-changer for carbon capture!

A syringe filled with light blue and green capsules is on the desk with medical background
Science

Injectable crystals could deliver drugs for years — with less pain

Amit Malewar

Delivering certain drugs in higher doses with less pain

Starfish from underneath
Science

Scientists use light to control how cells move and shape themselves

Pranjal Malewar

Shaping the future: Starfish cells engineered to react to light

Protofeathers
Biology

The development of feathers in chickens

PLOS

The sonic hedgehog pathway may underlie the evolutionary emergence and diversity of feathers.

A woman awake at night.
Science

Risk of depression in night owls explained

PLOS

A study shows that mindfulness, sleep habits, and alcohol use may increase depression in late-night students.

3D structure of a melanoma cell
Science

Is cancer more than a genetic disease? scientists call for a new paradigm shift

PLOS

Cancer research calls for a paradigm shift

This is an electron microscopy image of fibers from engineered spider silk
Science

New study: Stretching spider silk makes it stronger

Amit Malewar

New study finds the amount of stretching determines the fibers’ properties.

Caption:Researchers at MIT have devised a simplified process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron. This image shows converted neurons (green) that have integrated with neurons in the brain’s striatum after implantation
Science

Turning skin cells into neurons for cell therapy

Pranjal Malewar

A simplified process that bypasses the stem cell stage.

Scientists Confirm Exotic "Plastic Ice VII," A Rotating Water Ice Phase Under Extreme Conditions
Science

4th form of water discovered

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists confirm exotic "Plastic Ice VII," a rotating water ice phase under extreme conditions

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies.
Science

Butterflies and their unique mating preferences

PLOS

Study links genetics, vision and neural processing to mating behavior in Heliconius butterflies.

A spanish rural graveyard during pandemic flu Covid19
Science

COVID-19 pandemic: Insights on years of life lost

PLOS

Researchers tracked recent trends in morbidity and mortality among adults in 18 European countries.

A fossil leopard lower jawbone next to a skull fragment of a juvenile Paranthropus robustus. Note the two punctures in the skull, which match the spacing of the tips of the leopard's fangs—implying that this unfortunate hominin child was killed and eaten by a leopard. Credit: Jason Heaton
Science

New fossil discovery reveals secrets of Ancient Hominin

Pranjal Malewar

Tiny Walker from the Past

Science

Emus, Rheas, and Ostriches show technical innovation in problem-solving

Amit Malewar

Big birds like emus are technical innovators

Beautiful young girl in the image of flora
Science

Breathing shapes what we see: A new discovery about pupil size

Amit Malewar

A fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil.

Mastodonsaurus Image by Mark P. Witton
Science

How Ancient Amphibians Survived Earth’s Deadliest Mass Extinction

Amit Malewar

Amphibians bounce-back from Earth’s greatest mass extinction.

Sugar addiction brain covered with granulated sugar and sugar cubes on blue background
Biology

Sugars in the Brain: A hidden key to aging and memory loss

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists uncovered striking age-related changes in the sugary coating.

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