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Carolyn Beatrice Parker, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project's Dayton Project during World War II, made significant contributions to polonium research for early nuclear weapons. Though she died of leukemia at age 48 before completing her PhD, her legacy was honored in 2020 when an elementary school in her hometown of Gainesville, Florida was renamed after her.
A new method combining AI software Alphafold2 with gradient descent techniques allows for designing large, custom proteins with specific properties. Over 100 proteins were virtually designed, then produced and tested in labs. The...
Hubrecht Institute researchers have mapped DNA repair protein activity in individual human cells, discovering that repair proteins collaborate in "hubs" to fix DNA damage. These hubs can coordinate the repair of up to six DNA...
Researchers at the University of Virginia found that prolonged use of RAS inhibitors, common high blood pressure medications, can severely damage kidneys. These drugs can cause kidneys to stop filtering blood and instead produce...
A Chinese team developed a portable balloon-mounted photovoltaic system for emergency solar power in mid to high-latitude regions. Using 19% efficient cadmium telluride cells, it can generate 480-700 GWh over its lifecycle in...
Heparin, a widely-used anti-clotting drug, shows potential for treating inflammation, cancer, and Covid-19, with 500 million doses given yearly worldwide and ongoing research to improve production methods and reduce animal-source...
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Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a lithium-ion battery design that allows electric vehicles to charge from 0 to 80% in just 15 minutes, compared to the current industry standard of nearly an hour. The new...
Batteries are emerging as a crucial catalyst for accelerating the energy transition while reducing costs. Their role extends beyond storing surplus renewable energy, with applications in grid stabilization, electric vehicle...
Chloronitramide, a recently discovered water treatment by-product found in some chloramine-treated systems, may pose health risks to one-third of Americans, with concentrations up to 120 μg/L and unknown toxicity requiring...
Scientists at University College London have created ultra-thin starch nanofibers measuring just 372 nanometers wide using electrospinning. These invisible "spaghetti" strands could have medical applications like advanced wound...
Near Space Labs has deployed the first nationwide network of stratospheric robots providing ultra-high-resolution aerial imagery across the US. The Swift robots capture 7-centimeter resolution images over 1,000 square kilometers...
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company, has gained approval for human trials in Canada, aiming to test its implant's safety and ability to help quadriplegic patients control devices with their thoughts at Toronto...
The Human Cell Atlas project has mapped 100 million cells across diverse populations, aiming for a complete body atlas by 2026, and has already identified a cell type linked to inflammation in digestive diseases like Crohn's and...
Astronomers have captured the first detailed image of a star outside the Milky Way using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer. WOH G64, located 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is surrounded by an...
Alsym Energy's new battery surpasses other non-lithium options with higher energy density, sustainable materials, and flexible storage durations, offering a safer alternative for various industries like manufacturing, mining,...
GE Vernova's hydrogen-ready gas turbines, ordered for Australia's Whyalla power plant, will use excess renewable energy to produce hydrogen, generating 200 MW of flexible, zero-emission electricity and supporting grid stability...
The scientific publishing industry is thriving with high profits, but its reliance on paywalls and costly subscriptions for universities is raising concerns about the sustainability and fairness of its business model.
Scientists generated large entangled quantum states on IBM's processors: a 27-qubit genuinely multipartite entangled state and a 65-qubit bipartite entangled state. These achievements demonstrate progress in quantum computing...
MIT researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that delivers drugs directly to the stomach wall or digestive organs, offering a needle-free alternative for medications like insulin. Inspired by squid propulsion, the capsule...
SpaceX's Starship megarocket completed its sixth test flight, achieving new milestones despite not landing the Super Heavy booster as planned. The upper stage spacecraft survived reentry and splashdown after 65.5 minutes,...
Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos may have formed from a captured asteroid split by the planet's gravity, explaining their circular orbits and shapes. Computer simulations support this theory, showing how the process could create...
PigeonBot II, a robot with bird-like reflexes and morphing wings, achieves stable, rudderless flight through autonomous tail adjustments and wing morphing, as demonstrated in wind tunnel and outdoor tests during takeoff,...
Quantum Circuits, a new startup, has introduced the first publicly available dual-rail qubit system. This technology enhances photon loss error detection, potentially improving error correction efficiency. Dual-rail qubits...
Tokamak Energy, a UK fusion startup, raised $125 million to develop its squeezed-doughnut reactor design and expand its magnetics division. The company aims to operate a pilot fusion power plant by 2034, joining other startups...