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New model reveals the hidden structure of everyday materials

A precise method to map the makeup of materials.

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Drug Innovation Replaces IVs with Injections

IV drips may soon be a thing of the past.

Holographic virtual reality displays enable lifelike 3D experiences in ultra-compact devices.

Goodbye, Bulky VR. Hello, Holographic Glasses

Plants are getting better at spotting bacteria. Here’s how

CellLENS

AI tool maps cancer in 3D detail

Imagine trying to describe a city using only drone photos, or judging a restaurant based on the menu font. That’s how scientists have long...

marine life

Study shows the evolution of biomass over 500 million years

This is the first study to calculate long-term trends in the total abundance of life.

Futuristic Holographic Depiction of Human Stomach in Digestive Process

A new type of sensor to monitor substances over long stretches

Measuring reactions for up to a week after being implanted in living rats.

In therapy- or illness-induced brain fog (right), microglia produce inflammatory chemicals that deplete oligodendroglial cells and their created myelin. Researchers have partly reversed this process in mice

CAR-T cell therapy causes mild cognitive impairments

The identified compounds that may help reverse it.

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Tiny sparks in water droplets: A new clue to life’s origins

Microlightning may have helped create the building blocks necessary for early life.

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Sugars in the Brain: A hidden key to aging and memory loss

Scientists uncovered striking age-related changes in the sugary coating.

brain periodic table

New ‘periodic table’ could unlock new insights into psychiatric disorders

The pace of developing treatments for psychiatric disorders has been slow.

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Understanding the anti-climate movement: A new study

Counter-climate groups form in response to stricter environmental policies and institutions.

A patterned chip with Hall bar devices of ultrathin niobium phosphide film

New ultrathin conductor promises more efficient, cooler electronics

Stanford Researchers Unveil Niobium Phosphide: A Game-Changer for Nanoelectronics.

Pulendran vaccine durability

Blood cells hold the key to long-lasting vaccine protection

When children receive their second dose of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine between 4 and 6 years, the protection against the three viruses lasts most of...

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Flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to 5 days

More than 14 million Americans consume raw milk annually.

Image showing vaccine bottles and syrings

Researchers develop cream-based vaccine using skin bacteria

Stanford scientists transform a skin bacterium into a topical vaccine.

Researchers are exploring the world’s first virtual human cell, an AI-powered model designed to simulate the complex behavior of human biomolecules, cells, and tissues.

Building the virtual cell with artificial intelligence

Scientists call for an all-out, global effort to create an AI virtual cell.

agricultural vehicle on field

New device produces ammonia from thin air, cutting carbon emissions

The device could enable farmers to generate fertilizer directly from the air.

virus cells

New immunotherapy platform with increased potential to target cancer cells

TRACeR-I more accurately recognizes a wide variety of surface proteins expressed by cancer cells.

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AI can predict peak warming of the Earth

The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent records.

Beer and grain

Evidence of rice beer dating back approximately 10,000 years at the Shangshan site

New insights into the origins of alcoholic beverage brewing in East Asia.

A lower ranking male gives a ‘trunk-to-mouth’ salute to an older.

Older male African elephants display unique personality traits

Wild males show consistent individual differences in aggression, dominance and friendly behavior.

Artificial Intelligence

New algorithm compresses LLM’s reams of data to increase privacy

Since the inception of the Large Language Models (LLMs), there has been an increasing load of automating tasks like translation, text classification, and customer...

SEQUOIA

AI tool reads biopsy images

It could guide treatment without costly genomic tests.

One of the zooplankton in the water samples taken for the study is the adult copepod, a miniature crustacean that is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

Zooplankton present in freshwater do not clean contaminated water

Zooplankton play limited role in cleaning contaminated water.

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New device helps Parkinson’s patients track symptoms at home and improve care

Patients with Parkinson's often don't know how fast their disease is worsening or if their medications are working.

Image showing Cells before and after TRAMs were introduced. TRAMs link a shuttle protein (red), and a target protein (green). Without the TRAM, the target protein resides in the nucleus (left), and upon TRAM treatment, the target protein is pulled into the cytoplasm by the shuttle protein (right)

New method to relocate misplaced proteins

This breakthrough could pave the way for novel treatments for diseases caused by protein misplacement, such as cancer.

Greenhouse Gas Carbon Emissions

Research shows methane emission is rising faster than ever

Global methane emissions over the past five years have risen faster than ever.

During a test on plywood, researchers showed how the new gel transitions from a hydrogel to an aerogel under heat from a gas hand-torch. The torch burned at a much higher temperature than would result from a wildfire.

New gels could help keep burnings from burning during wildfires

These gels last longer and are significantly more effective than existing commercial gels.

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