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Google is developing an AI-powered microscope to help doctors spot cancer
Google is developing an AI-powered microscope that incorporates intelligence enhancements to overlay visual indicators in real-time, allegedly making it easier to classify samples and identify cancer cells. The tool is being prototyped and rolled in partnership with the Department of Defense.
How a pioneering mixed-gender newsroom covered the A-bomb
Writing for Their Lives by historian Marcel Chotkowski Lafollette recounts the work of America's first female science and tech reporters working for E.W. Scripps' Science Service.
Sir Ian Wilmut, who cloned Dolly the sheep, has died
Sir Ian Wilmut, the scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996, has died at 79. The University of Edinburgh, where he served as a professor before his 2012 retirement, announced his passing today.
Scientists may have a solution to the International Space Station's fungus problem
In a cross-collaboration between researchers at the University of Colorado, MIT, and the NASA Ames Research Center, researchers studied how to prevent microbial build-up on surfaces on the ISS. The findings are critical because fungal growths can clog filters in water processing systems and make astronauts sick.
An experimental rice-sized implant monitors how drugs affect tumors
Researchers have developed a rice-sized implant hat can test the effects of drugs on a patient’s brain tumor in real-time during surgery. Experts at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston designed the device specifically to help test treatments in patients with brain cancers or gliomas, a type of tumor that originates in the brain or spinal cord.
Biometric implant monitors transplant patients for organ rejection
Researchers at Northwestern University developed an implant that can continuously monitor an organ’s temperature for signs of infection and inflammation. The tech will be used to determine and preemptively treat organ transplant rejection in a noninvasive way.
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft may have discovered what powers solar winds
In a paper published in Science, a team of researchers described observing large numbers of jets coming out of a dark region of the sun called a "coronal hole" in the images taken by the Solar Orbiter.
Scientists genetically engineer bacteria to detect cancer cells
An international team of scientists has developed a new technology that can help detect (or even treat) cancer in hard-to-reach places, such as the colon.
IBM and NASA teamed up to build the GPT of Earth sciences
IBM, NASA and Hugging Face have teamed up to build an open-source geospatial foundation model.
Hitting the Books: How NASA helped JFK build his 'Nation of Immigrants'
After Apollo: Cultural Legacies of the Race to the Moon, explores the myriad ways that putting a man on the moon changed the American Experience.
Scientists make ibuprofen and other common painkillers from paper industry waste
A group of scientists from the University of Bath have developed a process for converting turpentine, a paper industry waste product, into chemical precursors used in making pharmaceutical drugs.
The first drug that slows Alzheimer's has finally received FDA approval
Japanese drugmaker Eisai and US-based Biogen have received FDA approval for Leqembi, making it the first approved treatment available that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in patients.
Lithium-ion battery creator John Goodenough dies at 100
A key creator of the lithium-ion battery, John Goodenough, has died at the age of 100.
Scientists develop remote-controlled pill-shaped camera to diagnose digestive issues
Ingestible video capsule endoscopes have been around for a while, but they’re severely limited and not controllable by physicians, relying entirely on the digestive system for movement. Researchers may have just gotten around that limitation by developing a pill-shaped capsule that allows for remote control, as announced by the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Hitting the Books: Why we like bigger things better
In "Size," Dr Vaclav Smil takes readers on a multidiscipline tour of the social quirks, economic intricacies, and biological peculiarities that result from our function following our form.
Hitting the Books: Renee Descartes had his best revelations while baked in an oven
In the hilarious and enthralling new book, "Edison's Ghosts," Dr. Katie Spalding explores the illogical, unnerving, and downright wacky behaviors of history's greatest geniuses.
James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt
The James Webb telescope has spotted the first known instance of a comet with water vapor in the main asteroid belt.
Vast and SpaceX plan to launch the first commercial space station in 2025
Vast is teaming with SpaceX to launch what could be the first commercial space station.
'Oppenheimer' trailer shows Chris Nolan's take on the birth of the atomic bomb
The trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' explores the ethical issues behind the first atomic bomb.
Astronomers finally spot a star consuming a planet
For the first time, scientists have spotted a star eating a planet.
