An AI-guided search has led researchers to two new superconductors. Led by Aalto University, the team used machine learning to identify promising materials, then synthesized and confirmed them—a milestone for the QG3D project supported by Kavli. Read more: bit.ly/4cctVQy #KavliNano

Researchers identify new superconductors, unlocking process that could yield thousands more | Aalto University

Physicists have used machine-learning to discover two new superconductors––it represents a substantial step towards realising massive energy efficiency gains from superconductivity.

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We're excited for the Kavli Lecture Series on August 24 and 25 at the ACS 2026 Fall Meeting. Join us for a week of fascinating discoveries in chemistry, from integrating chemistry and computation to industrial examples for safer chemistries. More here: bit.ly/4wYCZAm #KavliNano

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We're excited for the Kavli Lecture Series on August 24 and 25 at the ACS 2026 Fall Meeting. Join us for a week of fascinating discoveries in chemistry, from integrating chemistry and computation to i...

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Read more about the quantum frontiers we’re supporting, and how collaboration among scientists and philanthropic partners can help open new directions for discovery: bit.ly/4ik6UPp #QuantumScience #KavliNano

Building Quantum’s Next Century

Funding the foundational science shaping future breakthroughs

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The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last mo.

Advancing this frontier requires more than just new breakthroughs. It requires sustained support, collaboration, and the willingness to take risks.

Advancing this frontier requires more than just new breakthroughs. It requires sustained support, collaboration, and the willingness to take risks.

The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last mo.

A century ago, quantum mechanics transformed our understanding of nature at its smallest scale. Today, quantum science is entering a new era: one filled with possibilities ranging from next-generation computing to new approaches for superconductivity.

A century ago, quantum mechanics transformed our understanding of nature at its smallest scale. Today, quantum science is entering a new era: one filled with possibilities ranging from next-generation computing to new approaches for superconductivity.

(3/3) Transformative science doesn't begin with discovery alone. It begins by building the tools that make discovery possible. Learn more about the next generation of astrophysics instrumentation: bit.ly/4hGkNak

The Next Tools of Discovery

Some of astrophysics’ biggest questions are driving the development of a new generation of instruments.

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The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last mo.

(2/3) Following a gathering of leading astrophysicists, we've identified where investment in new instrumentation can have a great scientific impact, from skipper-CCDs and near-infrared light recovery to improved observation precision and the SuperFIRE spectrometer.

(2/3) Following a gathering of leading astrophysicists, we've identified where investment in new instrumentation can have a great scientific impact, from skipper-CCDs and near-infrared light recovery to improved observation precision and the SuperFIRE spectrometer.

The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · last mo.

(1/3) For centuries, advances in instrumentation have expanded humanity's view of the universe. But many of astrophysics' biggest mysteries remain unseen, and answering them will require capabilities that don't yet exist.

(1/3) For centuries, advances in instrumentation have expanded humanity's view of the universe. But many of astrophysics' biggest mysteries remain unseen, and answering them will require capabilities that don't yet exist.

Congratulations to Maribel Patiño from Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind @ucsandiego.bsky.social for receiving a 2026 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience Award! Learn more: grassfoundation.org/2026-henry-g... #KavliNeuro

(2/2) @kavliprize.bsky.social Laureate Robert Langer and Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold discussed the critical pathway from foundational research to transformative impact, and the scientific frontiers that may generate the next generation of breakthroughs. Watch the discussion: bit.ly/3SYd3pP

Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future – NAS

Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future As the United States marked its 250th anniversary, the National Academy of Sciences convened scientific leaders, innovators, and emerging...

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The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · 2mo ago

(1/2) What will the next 250 years of science look like? The @nasonline.org and the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social celebrated the role of science in the past, present, and future in the U.S. at Revolutions in Science, a conference we were proud to sponsor.

(1/2) What will the next 250 years of science look like? The @nasonline.org and the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social celebrated the role of science in the past, present, and future in the U.S. at Revolutions in Science, a conference we were proud to sponsor.

New technologies can unlock new discoveries. The Kavli Foundation, the @moorefound.bsky.social, and a philanthropic partner are supporting two groundbreaking instrumentation projects that will help astronomers observe the universe in entirely new ways. 1/5

The countdown is on as #ICN2026 kicks off this weekend. If you're joining us at the International Congress for Neuroethology, don't miss these two special sessions exploring how neuroscience can help us better understand and respond to a changing world: 1/4

Steel production accounts for ~7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. What if a new class of materials could one day change that? A Kavli-supported collaboration is uncovering the fundamental science of carbon nanotube synthesis. 1/2 www.kavlifoundation.org/news/a-new-p...

A New Path to Sustainable Nanotube Materials

By uncovering how nanotubes form, a Kavli-supported effort is bringing within reach materials that could reduce the carbon footprint of steel and other…

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Congratulations to Ken’ichi Nomoto on being named one of the recipients of the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize and the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy, becoming the first Japanese scientist to receive both awards. Learn more about Ken'ichi's work: www.ipmu.jp/en/20260602-... #KavliAstro

Kavli IPMU Visiting Senior Scientist Ken’ichi Nomoto awarded the 2026 Shaw Prize

June 2, 2026 The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI)

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Dr. Zihao Ou of @utdallas.bsky.social and collaborators are developing new ways to track microplastics and nanoplastics as they move through living organisms and explore how they interact with the nervous system. Learn more: bit.ly/4vTVh5A #KavliNeuro

Kavli Foundation Supports Research into Nanoplastics’ Effect on the Nervous System

A research team that includes UT Dallas physicist Dr. Zihao Ou is developing innovative imaging techniques to track nanoplastics as they move through living organisms. Supported by a grant from the Ka...

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Since 2014, The Kavli Foundation & @fkne-scholars.bsky.social have shared a commitment to advancing neuroscience. Now we're proud to welcome the 6th cohort of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence, an extraordinary group of early-career neuroscientists helping shape the future of the field. 1/3

Welcome to the 15 newly selected #FENSKavliScholars! Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE. h1.nu/1t8Lw

At the Fred Kavli Opening Plenary Lecture for @fens.org Forum 2026, neuroscientist Guillermina López-Bendito explored how genes, spontaneous neural activity, and glial cells work together to build the brain’s sensory circuits before birth. 1/3

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, what scientific discoveries will define the next 250 years? To explore this, @nasonline.org and Smithsonian hosted Revolutions in Science. Watch the discussion: www.nasonline.org/event/revolu... #America250 1/2

2/2) In her remarks, The Kavli Foundation President Cynthia Friend asked, “What will the next 250 years of scientific progress reveal to humanity and how will we use that knowledge?” See the conversations that unfolded here: www.nasonline.org/event/revolu... #America250

Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future – NAS

Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future As the United States marked its 250th anniversary, the National Academy of Sciences convened scientific leaders, innovators, and emerging...

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The Kavli Foundation@kavlifoundation.org · 3mo ago

(1/2) As the U.S. marks 250 years, scientific discovery remains central to our future. The Kavli Foundation was honored to support “Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future,” hosted by @nationalacademies.org and @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. 📷 Kevin Allen

(1/2) As the U.S. marks 250 years, scientific discovery remains central to our future. The Kavli Foundation was honored to support “Revolutions in Science: Discovery, Imagination, and the Future,” hosted by @nationalacademies.org and @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. 📷 Kevin Allen

The Kavli Foundation & the @packardfdn.bsky.social invite letters of interest for projects expanding the marketplace of ideas reimagining science's social compact, including the expectations, responsibilities, & norms that shape how science is funded, governed, & connected to the public 1/2

We're thrilled to be on the ground at the 2026 Kavli-IAU Global Coordination Workshop "International Coordination of the Time Domain & Multi-messenger Sky: New Opportunities & New Challenges" this week in Görlitz, Germany, the site of the new German Center for Astrophysics 1/3

What if one vaccine could protect against an entire family of viruses rather than a single strain? In an @economist.com article on efforts to develop "everything vaccines," Pamela Bjorkman @caltech.edu Kavli Nanoscience Institute is highlighted for pioneering work. www.economist.com/science-and-...

Scientists are working on “everything vaccines”

A single jab could protect against a wide range of pathogens

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We’re excited #AAS248 kicked off with the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture by Dr. Richard Teague @mit.edu, pictured here with our own Dr. Stella Kafka & AAS VP Dr. Dawn Gelino. Dr. Teague is transforming our understanding of how planetary systems form and pioneering ways to find hidden worlds. #KavliAstro

Risa Wechsler started as a Hubble Fellow and is now director of @kipac.bsky.social , known for her work on some of the world's most ambitious sky surveys. See how her career has evolved within the Kavli network: www.kavlifoundation.org/news/the-kav...

ICYMI the @American Academy of Arts and Sciences elected new 2026 members. Our sincerest congratulations goes to Henry T. Yang, @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social Chancellor and Kavli Foundation board member, and all the new members from the Kavli network. See the full list. www.amacad.org/new-members-...

Join us in congratulating our vice president of science, Amy Bernard! Amy received the prestigious John and Samuel Bard Award in Medicine and Science from @bardcollege.bsky.social for her achievements in research and supporting science for the benefit of humanity. alums.bard.edu/reunion/awar...

Attending the International Congress for Neuroethology next month? Don't miss two special opportunities to explore how neuroscience connects with our rapidly changing world. 1/4