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Optogenetics uses light-sensitive proteins to switch individual brain cells on and off with millisecond precision, opening doors to treating blindness, chronic pain, and neurological disorders.
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Zero-day exploits target software flaws unknown to vendors, leaving no time to patch. This explainer covers how they are discovered, weaponized, trade...
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From parachute deployment to Navy diver extraction, here is how space agencies recover astronauts and capsules from the ocean — a method used since th...
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Small modular reactors promise factory-built nuclear power in a fraction of the size of conventional plants. Here is how SMR technology works, why tec...
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Scientists propose a radical new method to sense gravitational waves by tracking how they shift the light atoms emit, potentially shrinking detectors...
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The same mRNA technology behind COVID-19 shots is now being turned against cancer. Personalized therapeutic vaccines teach a patient's immune system t...
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The FDA has authorized over 1,400 AI-enabled medical devices, from radiology scanners to smartwatch heart monitors. Here is how the approval process w...
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Up to 70% of people with autism also have ADHD. New brain-imaging and genetic research reveals why these two conditions so often travel together—and w...
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Humanoid robots combine advanced actuators, AI vision systems, and reinforcement learning to walk, grip, and navigate spaces built for people. Here is...
Health
Clinical trials are the rigorous, multi-phase process every new drug must survive before reaching patients. Here is how the system works, why it takes...
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The genetic code has 64 codons but only 20 amino acids, and scientists long assumed the 'extra' codons were interchangeable. New research reveals cell...
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