Medicine
What type of cells act as "security guards" to stop the immune system from attacking the body's own tissues?
Regulatory T cells
The quantum phenomenon where a particle can pass through a barrier that it classically shouldn't be able to.
The quantum tunnelling
The common name for the prize-winning materials, abbreviated as MOFs.
Metal-Organic Frameworks
desert / dessert
/ˈdez.ət/ / /dɪˈzɜːt/
This organ is where most problematic T cells are eliminated before they mature.
The thymus
The name of the key component built by the laureates, consisting of two superconductors separated by a thin insulator.
A Josephson junction
The natural structure, known for its hardness, that inspired the initial design of MOFs.
A diamond
... research
conduct / do / carry out research
Name one potential medical application of the discovery.
We can boost T cells to treat autoimmune diseases, and reduce/destroy them to treat cancer.
These paired electrons in a superconductor behave as a single, giant quantum entity.
Cooper pairs
Name the potential applications of MOFs mentioned in the podcast.
Storing hydrogen for fuel, harvesting water from air, capturing CO2
thymus
/ˈθaɪ.məs/
What analogy can we use to explain the concept of regulatory T cells?
Comparing them to safeguards
What analogy can we use to explain the concept of the quantum tunnelling?
Throwing a ball through the wall
What analogy can we use to explain the concept of MOFs?
Hermione's bag or a block of flats
a basic opinion
a widespread / common / universal / popular opinion
The general term for diseases where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues.
Autoimmune diseases
The key building block of a quantum computer, which the laureates' work helped create.
A qubit (or quantum bit)
Who first created porous molecular structures inspired by diamond's tetrahedral geometry?
Richard Robson
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