New AI tool could help find heart disease drugs faster
A team of scientists in the UK has taken a big step forward in understanding heart disease by combining medical images with a powerful...
Hot Jupiters with a memory of their past
How did hot Jupiters end up orbiting so close to their stars, thus earning their moniker?
This is what a recent study published in The...
Scientists achieve room-temperature quantum communication breakthrough
Quantum computers promise ultra-secure communication and extraordinary computing power, but today’s machines are bulky, expensive, and must be cooled to temperatures close to absolute...
AI-designed protein can treat inflammation with 50% greater effect
Scientists in South Korea have used artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputers to design a powerful new anti-inflammatory protein.
This breakthrough could lead to better treatments...
When humans disappeared, these birds evolved different beaks
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the UCLA campus, students weren’t the only ones affected.
A small brown bird called the dark-eyed junco also felt...
Your phone battery is aging every time it charges—and scientists now know why
Batteries power modern life, from smartphones and wireless earbuds to electric vehicles, but anyone who has owned a phone for a few years knows...
How a jeweler’s trick may unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
Scientists have found an unexpectedly simple way to advance one of the most precise technologies ever imagined: the nuclear clock.
Using a technique inspired by...
Did black holes change over time? Astronomers question a 50-year-old rule about quasars
Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence that challenges a long-standing rule about quasars, some of the brightest objects in the universe.
The discovery suggests that the...
Scientists use magnetism to create a safer, high-energy ‘dream battery’
One of the biggest obstacles to better electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage is the battery.
Drivers want longer range, faster charging, and lower costs,...
Why using less memory can help AI solve harder problems
Big artificial intelligence models are known for using enormous amounts of memory and energy.
But a new study suggests that shrinking part of an AI...
AI boosts heart attack detection and cuts down on false alarms
A new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors better detect serious heart attacks by analyzing ECGs, or electrocardiograms.
The AI system...
Scientists unlock long-wavelength sunlight for more efficient hydrogen fuel
Turning sunlight into clean hydrogen fuel is one of the most promising ways to produce energy without carbon emissions.
Hydrogen can be used to power...
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People with certain genes were more likely to survive the Black Death, shows study
The Black Death was the single greatest mortality event in recorded history, killing up to 50% of the European population in less than five...
New 3D printer promises faster, multi-material creations
Stanford engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available and...
Scientists create innovative digital encoding system with color-changing pixels
A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking digital encoding and data storage system that could revolutionize areas like cybersecurity and anti-counterfeiting.
This new system...
Scientists create safer, cheaper way to store and transport hydrogen without high pressure
A team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has developed a major breakthrough in hydrogen storage—a solid metal alloy that...
A softer metal could power the future of safer, longer-lasting batteries
Scientists at Georgia Tech have made a major breakthrough that could make batteries safer, longer-lasting, and easier to use in everyday devices.
They’ve created a...