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ChatGPT helps create groundbreaking cancer treatment after dog’s diagnosis

ChatGPT helps create groundbreaking cancer treatment after dog’s diagnosis

Facing the loss of his beloved rescue dog, a tech entrepreneur enlisted AI and ChatGPT to co-develop an experimental cancer vaccine.

ChatGPT helps create groundbreaking cancer treatment after dog’s diagnosis
HealthandAI and Robotics

ChatGPT helps create groundbreaking cancer treatment after dog’s diagnosis

Facing the loss of his beloved rescue dog, a tech entrepreneur enlisted AI and ChatGPT to co-develop an experimental cancer vaccine.

Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon
Innovation

Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon

Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon
Innovation

Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon

The server kept working day and night for nearly four months (110 days), without a single interruption.

One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts
Culture

One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts

This bunker would have housed three Royal Observer Corps' volunteers.

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DARPA veteran Paul Eremenko on AI engineers, aerospace bottlenecks, and building starships
InterviewsandSpace

DARPA veteran Paul Eremenko on AI engineers, aerospace bottlenecks, and building starships

Inside Spain's Magerit supercomputer and the science it enables
Innovation

Inside Spain's Magerit supercomputer and the science it enables

NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon
Beyond EarthandSpace

NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

Gallium nitride microLEDs could unlock ultra-efficient neuromorphic AI
Science

Gallium nitride microLEDs could unlock ultra-efficient neuromorphic AI

Iran's missile power and Hormuz disruption raise global energy stakes
Front LinesandMilitary

Iran's missile power and Hormuz disruption raise global energy stakes

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World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
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World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved

China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
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InnovationandMilitary

China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft

Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
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Energy

Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency

First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
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Energy

First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University

US aerospace firm launches new jet engine to power next-gen loyal wingman drones
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Military

US aerospace firm launches new jet engine to power next-gen loyal wingman drones

Turkish firm's attack drone turned into mid-air launch platform for strike UAVs
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Military

Turkish firm's attack drone turned into mid-air launch platform for strike UAVs

US Navy resumes electromagnetic railgun tests tied to hypersonic weapon research
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Military

US Navy resumes electromagnetic railgun tests tied to hypersonic weapon research

10 times stronger than steel: China mass produces world’s strongest carbon fiber
8
Innovation

10 times stronger than steel: China mass produces world’s strongest carbon fiber

First humanoid robot 'arrested' after startling a 70-year-old woman in China
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AI and RoboticsandCulture

First humanoid robot 'arrested' after startling a 70-year-old woman in China

38-ton fighting vehicle demonstrates power in extreme cold, deep snow in new tests
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Military

38-ton fighting vehicle demonstrates power in extreme cold, deep snow in new tests

World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
1
Energy

World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved

China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
2
InnovationandMilitary

China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft

Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
3
Energy

Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency

First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
4
Energy

First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University

US aerospace firm launches new jet engine to power next-gen loyal wingman drones
5
Military

US aerospace firm launches new jet engine to power next-gen loyal wingman drones

Turkish firm's attack drone turned into mid-air launch platform for strike UAVs
6
Military

Turkish firm's attack drone turned into mid-air launch platform for strike UAVs

US Navy resumes electromagnetic railgun tests tied to hypersonic weapon research
7
Military

US Navy resumes electromagnetic railgun tests tied to hypersonic weapon research

10 times stronger than steel: China mass produces world’s strongest carbon fiber
8
Innovation

10 times stronger than steel: China mass produces world’s strongest carbon fiber

First humanoid robot 'arrested' after startling a 70-year-old woman in China
9
AI and RoboticsandCulture

First humanoid robot 'arrested' after startling a 70-year-old woman in China

38-ton fighting vehicle demonstrates power in extreme cold, deep snow in new tests
10
Military

38-ton fighting vehicle demonstrates power in extreme cold, deep snow in new tests

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NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon
Beyond EarthandSpace
NASA resets Artemis, but China could still win the race to the Moon

NASA is trading ambition for realism as it tries to stabilize a program long plagued by delays and technical setbacks.

Iran's missile power and Hormuz disruption raise global energy stakes
Front LinesandMilitary
Iran's missile power and Hormuz disruption raise global energy stakes
AI Impact Summit: When ambition outruns authority
AI LogsandAI and Robotics
AI Impact Summit: When ambition outruns authority
China targets the real bottleneck in AR displays
Inside ChinaandInnovation
China targets the real bottleneck in AR displays
The 'sentient sun' behind the SpaceX–xAI merger
Beyond EarthandSpace
The 'sentient sun' behind the SpaceX–xAI merger

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Inverse design meets 4D printing in mechanical metamaterials
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Can CRISPR gene drives reinvent pest control?
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Case StudiesandTransportation
What it takes to electrify a highway
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Case StudiesandScience
Can engineered microbes produce isoprene for synthetic rubber?
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Case StudiesandEnergy
Kites turn high-altitude wind into predictable power
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The true cost and future of AI
Research
The true cost and future of AI

Artificial intelligence represents the most consequential technological shift since the internet, yet its true costs extend far beyond the headlines of trillion-dollar valuations and revolutionary capabilities.

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The true cost and future of AI
The true cost and future of AI

Artificial intelligence represents the most consequential technological shift since the internet, yet its true costs extend far beyond the headlines of trillion-dollar valuations and revolutionary capabilities.

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Duncan West
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Inverse design meets 4D printing in mechanical metamaterials
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Case StudiesandScience
Can CRISPR gene drives reinvent pest control?
CS3
Case StudiesandTransportation
What it takes to electrify a highway
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Case StudiesandScience
Can engineered microbes produce isoprene for synthetic rubber?
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Case StudiesandEnergy
Kites turn high-altitude wind into predictable power
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DARPA veteran Paul Eremenko on AI engineers, aerospace bottlenecks, and building starships
InterviewsandSpace

DARPA veteran Paul Eremenko on AI engineers, aerospace bottlenecks, and building starships

Georgina Jedikovska
IEEE's Tom Coughlin on why storage will decide AI's future
InterviewsandScience

IEEE's Tom Coughlin on why storage will decide AI's future

Christopher McFadden
Materials scientist Leonard Siebert on 3D printing for medicine
InterviewsandScience

Materials scientist Leonard Siebert on 3D printing for medicine

Georgina Jedikovska
OnePlanet CEO André Pujadas on building solar recycling infrastructure in the US
InterviewsandEnergy

OnePlanet CEO André Pujadas on building solar recycling infrastructure in the US

Georgina Jedikovska
Doosan Robotics on AI, modular automation, and rapid deployment in factories
InterviewsandAI and Robotics

Doosan Robotics on AI, modular automation, and rapid deployment in factories

Bojan Stojkovski

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Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon
Innovation
Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon

The server kept working day and night for nearly four months (110 days), without a single interruption.

Rupendra Brahambhatt
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
InnovationandMilitary
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
Christopher McFadden
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
InnovationandMilitary
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
Christopher McFadden
China challenges Neuralink with world's first commercial approval for brain implant
InnovationandScience
China challenges Neuralink with world's first commercial approval for brain implant
Christopher McFadden
Living bacteria turn electricity into chemical detector in new bioelectronic sensor
Innovation
Living bacteria turn electricity into chemical detector in new bioelectronic sensor
Neetika Walter
Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon
Innovation
Chasing Pi to infinity: 314 trillion digits calculated in a 110-day computing marathon

The server kept working day and night for nearly four months (110 days), without a single interruption.

Rupendra Brahambhatt
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
InnovationandMilitary
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
Christopher McFadden
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
InnovationandMilitary
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
Christopher McFadden
China challenges Neuralink with world's first commercial approval for brain implant
InnovationandScience
China challenges Neuralink with world's first commercial approval for brain implant
Christopher McFadden
Living bacteria turn electricity into chemical detector in new bioelectronic sensor
Innovation
Living bacteria turn electricity into chemical detector in new bioelectronic sensor
Neetika Walter

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One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts
Culture
One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts

This bunker would have housed three Royal Observer Corps' volunteers.

Maria Mocerino
Remains of lost 2,000-year-old Roman fortlet found in backyard in Scotland
Culture
Remains of lost 2,000-year-old Roman fortlet found in backyard in Scotland
Maria Mocerino
2,000-year-old bronze drum reveals cultural practice in southwestern China
Culture
2,000-year-old bronze drum reveals cultural practice in southwestern China
Maria Mocerino
Shipwrecks found across 328 feet of seafloor near 2,300-year-old ancient Greek city
Culture
Shipwrecks found across 328 feet of seafloor near 2,300-year-old ancient Greek city
Maria Mocerino
Privacy no more? Instagram to end encrypted DMs in major messaging change
Culture
Privacy no more? Instagram to end encrypted DMs in major messaging change
Aamir Khollam
One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts
Culture
One of 1,500 Cold War bunkers found in UK castle, was built to monitor nuclear blasts

This bunker would have housed three Royal Observer Corps' volunteers.

Maria Mocerino
Remains of lost 2,000-year-old Roman fortlet found in backyard in Scotland
Culture
Remains of lost 2,000-year-old Roman fortlet found in backyard in Scotland
Maria Mocerino
2,000-year-old bronze drum reveals cultural practice in southwestern China
Culture
2,000-year-old bronze drum reveals cultural practice in southwestern China
Maria Mocerino
Shipwrecks found across 328 feet of seafloor near 2,300-year-old ancient Greek city
Culture
Shipwrecks found across 328 feet of seafloor near 2,300-year-old ancient Greek city
Maria Mocerino
Privacy no more? Instagram to end encrypted DMs in major messaging change
Culture
Privacy no more? Instagram to end encrypted DMs in major messaging change
Aamir Khollam

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US' refueling plane that crashed in Iraq had no parachutes, six soldiers lost their lives
Military
US' refueling plane that crashed in Iraq had no parachutes, six soldiers lost their lives

The recent KC-135 crash raises questions about why tanker crews fly without parachutes.

Christopher McFadden
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
InnovationandMilitary
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
Christopher McFadden
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
InnovationandMilitary
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
Christopher McFadden
China's radar could identify decoy drones, real targets, swarm attack accurately with AI method
Military
China's radar could identify decoy drones, real targets, swarm attack accurately with AI method
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
US Air Force Cloud One to get major automation, cyber upgrades in $454.9M deal
Military
US Air Force Cloud One to get major automation, cyber upgrades in $454.9M deal
Aamir Khollam
US' refueling plane that crashed in Iraq had no parachutes, six soldiers lost their lives
Military
US' refueling plane that crashed in Iraq had no parachutes, six soldiers lost their lives

The recent KC-135 crash raises questions about why tanker crews fly without parachutes.

Christopher McFadden
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
InnovationandMilitary
Japan plans 621-mile range Type-12 missiles to bring Taiwan Strait within strike reach
Christopher McFadden
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
InnovationandMilitary
China's gallium oxide semiconductor could enable more compact radar for stealth aircraft
Christopher McFadden
China's radar could identify decoy drones, real targets, swarm attack accurately with AI method
Military
China's radar could identify decoy drones, real targets, swarm attack accurately with AI method
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
US Air Force Cloud One to get major automation, cyber upgrades in $454.9M deal
Military
US Air Force Cloud One to get major automation, cyber upgrades in $454.9M deal
Aamir Khollam

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Energy

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Finnish scientists show green hydrogen production possible with semiconductor electrodes
Energy
Finnish scientists show green hydrogen production possible with semiconductor electrodes

The semiconductor materials are one possible but relatively little explored alternatives for hydrogen evolution. 

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
Energy
World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
Bojan Stojkovski
1,000 cycles: Oxygen-scavenging coating helps high-energy EV batteries last fivefold
Energy
1,000 cycles: Oxygen-scavenging coating helps high-energy EV batteries last fivefold
Neetika Walter
Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
Energy
Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
Georgina Jedikovska
First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
Energy
First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
Aman Tripathi
Finnish scientists show green hydrogen production possible with semiconductor electrodes
Energy
Finnish scientists show green hydrogen production possible with semiconductor electrodes

The semiconductor materials are one possible but relatively little explored alternatives for hydrogen evolution. 

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
Energy
World record efficiency: Highest power conversion rate for copper gallium solar cell achieved
Bojan Stojkovski
1,000 cycles: Oxygen-scavenging coating helps high-energy EV batteries last fivefold
Energy
1,000 cycles: Oxygen-scavenging coating helps high-energy EV batteries last fivefold
Neetika Walter
Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
Energy
Hydrogen-iron flow battery could deliver 25-year grid energy storage with 80% efficiency
Georgina Jedikovska
First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
Energy
First time in US: Alpha-E tabletop nuclear fusion device installed at Purdue University
Aman Tripathi

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Space

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Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away using space telescope
Space
Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away using space telescope

A newly discovered super-Earth detected by TESS is orbiting a star just 83 light-years from Earth.

Bojan Stojkovski
In a first, astronomers detect dry ice hiding in the dusty torus of the Butterfly Nebula
Space
In a first, astronomers detect dry ice hiding in the dusty torus of the Butterfly Nebula
Rupendra Brahambhatt
A cosmic surprise: Black hole merger may have sparked a gamma-ray burst
Space
A cosmic surprise: Black hole merger may have sparked a gamma-ray burst
Rupendra Brahambhatt
Europe builds first galactic cosmic ray simulator to study deadly space radiation
Space
Europe builds first galactic cosmic ray simulator to study deadly space radiation
Aamir Khollam
Cereal-box-sized NASA spacecraft sends first UV images of planet-host stars
Space
Cereal-box-sized NASA spacecraft sends first UV images of planet-host stars
Aamir Khollam
Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away using space telescope
Space
Astronomers spot super-Earth circling a star 83 light-years away using space telescope

A newly discovered super-Earth detected by TESS is orbiting a star just 83 light-years from Earth.

Bojan Stojkovski
In a first, astronomers detect dry ice hiding in the dusty torus of the Butterfly Nebula
Space
In a first, astronomers detect dry ice hiding in the dusty torus of the Butterfly Nebula
Rupendra Brahambhatt
A cosmic surprise: Black hole merger may have sparked a gamma-ray burst
Space
A cosmic surprise: Black hole merger may have sparked a gamma-ray burst
Rupendra Brahambhatt
Europe builds first galactic cosmic ray simulator to study deadly space radiation
Space
Europe builds first galactic cosmic ray simulator to study deadly space radiation
Aamir Khollam
Cereal-box-sized NASA spacecraft sends first UV images of planet-host stars
Space
Cereal-box-sized NASA spacecraft sends first UV images of planet-host stars
Aamir Khollam

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