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AI New optical shutter uses light and AI to see through dense fog and tissue

Rochester researchers combine ultrafast light gating and AI to improve near-infrared imaging through scattering materials.

Health Minimally invasive laser surgery may offer new hope for brain tumor patients Joshua Shavit

Discoveries A six-inch fossil just rewrote a major chapter of mammal evolution Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Scientists learn how tobacco plants make nicotine: could lead to new low-nicotine strains Rebecca Shavit

Health Alzheimer’s study finds sleep quality may matter more than hours slept Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Inside the Dodo’s skull, scientists found a bird unlike any living pigeon Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Scientists turn hard-to-recycle PVC plastic into high-performance engine oil Joseph Shavit

Innovations ‘Shape-shifting’ quantum computer uses light to switch between different tasks Shy Cohen

Green Impact Massive offshore wind farms could shift rainfall across Europe’s coasts Joshua Shavit

Health Equal weight loss, different results: keto produced the largest liver changes Rebecca Shavit

Health New blood test measures beta-amyloid seeding to identify Alzheimer’s disease Rebecca Shavit

Innovations Quantum chip opens new way to read complex quantum systems Shy Cohen

Discoveries Atomic images reveal why one common mineral is superior at producing ice Rebecca Shavit

Health Experimental drug turns cancer’s sugar hunger against tumors Joshua Shavit

AI Students turn to AI as physics searches decline worldwide Shy Cohen

Discoveries Ancient animal feces may have helped transform Earth’s oceans 540 million years ago Joseph Shavit

Health Scientists resurrect a 160-million-year-old mammal immune system and watch it evolve Rebecca Shavit