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Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses – and it’s working.
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In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.
The new material may make marine uranium extraction economically feasible.
The surface of asteroid Bennu is more like a plastic ball pit than the Moon.
This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
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Shoving platelet-rich plasma up your nose might restore your sense of smell after COVID. But whether it actually works still needs to be sniffed out.
Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
A common weed uses uncommon types of photosynthesis.
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
The first human trial of base editing delivered strong results along with some safety concerns.
Analog could serve as “always-on” computing, while digital is turned on only when necessary.
This pup puts us one step closer to resurrecting extinct species.
The airships have a range of 4,000 nautical miles, can fly for five days, and can cruise as high as 20,000 feet at 80 mph. They take to the skies over Spain in 2026.
Humanoid robots are coming, and Ameca is designed to be the ideal platform to study human-robot interactions.
This company uses thousands of mirrors, AI, and machine learning to unlock the power of the sun.
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Frontier, the ORNL supercomputer, used machine learning to perform 9.95 quintillion calculations per second.
Cement production currently accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions.
Data from the Zhurong rover suggests the Red Planet was wet more recently than we thought.
It could one day fuel nuclear fusion reactors.
It’s simple to make, easy to use, and should work against any variant.
Aptera expects to begin delivering its solar-powered car later in 2022.
“Lethal autonomous weapon” sounds friendlier than “killer robot.”
These dissolvable pills aren’t meant to be swallowed, though.
From grave robbing to giving your own body to science.
Tiny specks of space debris can move faster than bullets and cause way more damage. Cleaning it up is imperative.
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