Clay weekly context brief for the Research News category (ISO week 2026-W38). Clay tracks publications from the Research News feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. AI helps microscopes find the most informative nanoscale features in a sample Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-microscopes-nanoscale-features-sample.html Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an artificial intelligence framework that helps researchers use atomic force microscopes to identify important nanoscale features while autonomously targeting the most informative areas of a sample for closer study. 2. Italian hunting bill will sideline science, critics say Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/italian-hunting-bill-will-sideline-science-critics-say New legislation would loosen regulations and reduce the role of an environmental research body in decisions affecting wildlife 3. As an academic scientist in the U.S., Im learning to live with uncertainty Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/academic-scientist-u-s-i-m-learning-live-uncertainty The greater danger is allowing uncertainty to convince us to stop building, this professor writes 4. Giant tunneling electroresistance in sliding ferroelectrics Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aeh3697?af=R Science, Volume 393, Issue 6816, Page 1139-1144, September 2026. 5. Phosphorylate and Spare Not Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/phosphorylate-and-spare-not Now heres a biochemical weapon I hadnt seen before. 6. Machine learningdriven spleen imaging and genomics uncover a splenic connection to coronary artery disease Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.aeh2517?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 866, September 2026. 7. The FAP CD3 bispecific antibody OMTX305 induces T cellmediated antitumor effects in patient-derived ex vivo models of solid tumors Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aee2124?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 37, September 2026. 8. Erratum for the Research Article Adenosine 2A receptor drives microglial efferocytosis to accelerate white matter repair and functional recovery after stroke Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.ael5919?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 954, September 2026. 9. The many roads to B cell memory Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.ael7921?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 123, September 2026. 10. High-capacity associative memory in a quantum-optical spin glass Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aec3917?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 11. From acrobatics to generality: Humanoid robots at an inflection point Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aek7970?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 117, August 2026. 12. Masked tectonic structures suggest Mercury contracted 40% more than its visible scars alone indicate Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-masked-tectonic-mercury-visible-scars.html The surface of Mercury is filled with craters, ridges and steep cliffs. 13. Mind-altering drugs played key role in rise of Andean civilization Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/mind-altering-drugs-played-key-role-rise-andean-civilization Hallucinogens and other psychoactive substances influenced everything from architecture to political power 14. Conference posters could garner a wider audience, thanks to a new online platform Source: Science Careers Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/conference-posters-could-garner-wider-audience-thanks-new-online-platform The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say 15. Decondensing cancer immunotherapy Source: Science Journal Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.ael3828?af=R Science, Volume 393, Issue 6816, Page 1082-1083, September 2026. 16. More Impossible-to-Ignore Vaccine Effects Source: Science Pipeline Link: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/more-impossible-ignore-vaccine-effects Update: I can always tell when RealClearScience links to one of my vaccine posts, because suddenly in come a number of comments from people who know little or nothing about vaccines and who seem to assume that any favorable coverage of them is some sort of propaganda operation. 17. Oligoclonal nanobody-based recombinant antivenom protects mice challenged with venom from cobras and king cobras from India Source: Science Technology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.aed4290?af=R Science Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 866, September 2026. 18. Targeting tumor-associated macrophages using mRNA lipid nanoparticles for cytotoxic T lymphocytemediated cancer immunotherapy Source: Science Advances Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.aed9568?af=R Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 37, September 2026. 19. Stress lends a helping hand to glioma Source: Science Signaling Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scisignal.aem0403?af=R Science Signaling, Volume 19, Issue 954, September 2026. 20. Old dog with new tricks: SARS-CoV-2 variantspecific B cells complement imprinted memory Source: Science Immunology Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciimmunol.ael7920?af=R Science Immunology, Volume 11, Issue 123, September 2026. 21. Ban bets on unfinished clinical trials Source: Science First Release Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.ael8642?af=R Science, Ahead of Print. 22. Evolution of humanoid locomotion control Source: Science Robotics Link: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scirobotics.aed3973?af=R Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 117, August 2026. 23. AI automates 3D membrane mapping, matching manual results in a fraction of time Source: Phys.org Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-automates-3d-membrane-manual.html Cell membranes and the proteins within them control many vital processes and play a key role in health and disease. 24. What science problem should AI tackle next? A new challenge atlas offers answers Source: Science News Current Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/what-science-problem-should-ai-tackle-next-new-challenge-atlas-offers-answers Four complex physics problems are now within AIs reach, researchers say Sources in this brief: Phys.org; Science Advances; Science Careers; Science First Release; Science Immunology; Science Journal; Science News Current; Science Pipeline; Science Robotics; Science Signaling; Science Technology. Selected 24 of 151 available items for this weekly brief.