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Penn State scientists demonstrate that lightning-like electrical discharges can occur inside solid materials, not just in storm clouds.
Lightning can form in solid blocks of plastic, quartz, and other materials, opening new avenues for research and technology.
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Smart DNA strands may help cancer drugs hit tumors more precisely while sparing healthy tissue.
HealthNew smart drugs precisely target and kill cancer cellsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Study links blood metabolites and gut bacteria to early cognitive decline before dementia diagnosis.
HealthSimple blood test can accurately spot dementia years before diagnosisMac Oliveau
Setup of legged robot operation on the testbed, with the control room and operators in the background.
SpaceFour-legged robots look to speed up Mars and Moon explorationJoseph Shavit
Professor José Azaña and Benjamin Crockett.
InnovationsNew optical trick pulls hidden quantum signals out of background noiseShy Cohen
Harm.AI says it can steer non-emergency callers to help before they get stuck in LA’s overloaded 911 system.
AILA-based AI startup looks to help ease overloaded 911 systemsAmyn Bhai
New modeling shows laser power networks could better connect and energize the Moon’s shadowed south pole craters.
SpaceLaser power stations could keep lunar missions running in permanent darknessJoseph Shavit
MIT-led researchers propose BODHI, an AI framework that makes medical systems ask questions and admit uncertainty.
AIMIT researchers look to create a more ‘humble’ AIShy Cohen
MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells.
HealthAn implant under the skin could replace insulin injectionsRebecca Shavit
Artist's impression of Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the nuclear-powered spaceship NASA says it is sending to Mars.
SpaceAmerica’s nuclear spacecraft is heading to Mars, and it’s bringing helicoptersJoshua Shavit
DNA-based compliant robotic arm. Researchers are turning DNA into tiny machines that could one day treat disease, build materials, and store vast amounts of data.
InnovationsDNA nanomachines could revolutionize medicine and technologyShy Cohen
Chairside HbA1c tests at dental visits identified undiagnosed pre-diabetes or diabetes in more than a third of patients.
HealthDentists are becoming an unexpected front line in diabetes screeningMac Oliveau
Hawaii tests roads made from recycled plastic and fishing nets, with early results showing no increase in microplastic shedding.
Green ImpactFishing nets and recycled plastic trash are being paved into Hawaii’s roadsMac Oliveau
Professor Jeremy Munday has built an experimental engine that taps into the temperature gap between Earth and deep space, producing mechanical power simply by operating outdoors at night.
InnovationsRevolutionary new engine runs on the cold of space – no fuel requiredJoshua Shavit
Mouse study suggests scar-free skin healing may be possible by blocking a nerve-related regeneration brake.
HealthStudy reveals new way to fully regenerate skin without scarringJoseph Shavit
Dr Babak Bakhit, University of Cambridge.
AINew brain-inspired device sharply reduces AI hardware energy useShy Cohen
New DART pocket-scope maps DNA and proteins using deep-UV light, offering fast, label-free imaging for medicine and research.
HealthNew deep-UV pocket scope provides instant molecular imagingShy Cohen