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Inside Microsoft’s quick embrace of DeepSeek

HIV cure could be hiding in FDA-approved drug | A new study, shows that the compound EBC-46 can reactivate dormant virus cells, allowing them to be targeted by immunotherapy. This is called a “kick and kill” strategy which could completely clear the virus from a patient.

'Robot blood' powers soft-bodied jellyfish and worm robots

Scientists develop patch that can repair damaged hearts | Cells taken from blood and ‘reprogrammed’ into heart muscle cells may help patients with heart failure

AI creates glowing protein that would've taken nature 500 million years to evolve | Fast-forwarding evolution

Headed For Technofascism

Return of supersonic travel moves closer as privately developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier | A world first

Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3

Virus-Based Therapy Shrinks Tumors in Skin Cancer Patients | TVEC therapy shrinks tumors in basal cell carcinoma, simplifying surgeries and activating immune responses.

Meta is reportedly scrambling ‘war rooms’ of engineers to figure out how DeepSeek’s AI is beating everyone else at a fraction of the price

AI model simulates 500 million years of evolution to generate a new fluorescent protein

Augmented vision helmet helps deep-sea divers work in the murk

Breast cancer cure rates almost doubled in combo therapy trial | A phase 3 clinical trial has shown that adding a targeted immunotherapy drug to chemotherapy dramatically improved the cure rate for patients with the most common kind of breast cancer.

Cancer protein discovery reveals new treatment target

Lab-grown sperm, eggs may soon allow parents to customize their future children | HFEA held a meeting last week and announced that scientists are close to growing human eggs and sperm in a lab.

3-in-1 Combat transforms from street-legal ebike to snowmobile.

Paralyzed man pilots a virtual drone – by thinking of moving his fingers | Brain-computer interfaces may allow paralyzed people to perform basic actions such as eating and typing.

MouseGoggles bring the immersive world of virtual reality to rodents

Balance-assessing rig is kind of like a mechanical bull for stroke patients

MIT's zero-energy technique shows how to brew ammonia underground

New AI picks up 97% of lung diseases, and can tell pneumonia from COVID-19

Sneeze simulator shows spread of invisible bugs | A coughing, sneezing, 3D-printed model of the human nose and upper airway has provided researchers with a better understanding of how airborne infections are transmitted. The knowledge will aid in developing effective ways of reducing that spread.

A new method to fabricate soft electronics via particle engulfment printing | The electronics industry is leading to the development of countless devices of different sizes and shapes, which are designed for a variety of applications.

Coin-sized electro-optic comb with 450 nm precision advances photonics, sensing tech | The device offers a 450 nm spectral span, stable operation across 90% of its range, and eliminates the need for complex tuning.

Got milk? Startup develops milk-based targeted drug-delivery technology

3D-printed battery made from fungi feeds on sugars

Breakthrough plastic supercapacitor hits 70,000 charge cycles, offers 100x conductivity | “The advance could lead to supercapacitors that can meet some energy storage demands as the world transitions to renewable, sustainable energy production.”

Researchers have discovered that proteins in the mollusk’s blood not only have bacteria-killing properties, raising the possibility of a new antibiotic, but also increase the effectiveness of some existing antibiotics.

World’s smallest biomedical robot could pave way for minimally invasive surgeries | At just 0.95 millimeters, it’s 60 percent smaller than any existing model.

New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions

Robotic glove helps pianists boost finger speed and skill in just 30 minutes | The exoskeleton allowed each finger to move on its own, helping participants practice fast, complex finger movements they hadn’t tried before.

A solid electrolyte gives lithium-sulfur batteries ludicrous endurance | Sulfur can store a lot more lithium but is problematically reactive in batteries.

Molten salt nuclear reactor in Wyoming hits key milestone

Fly-eyed glasses may help the visually impaired see well again

Fly-eyed glasses may help the visually impaired see well again | A clever new set of glasses may offer new hope to people with macular degeneration. By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world.

Heart attack damage could be reversed by reactivating dormant gene

Robots the size of rice grains aim to revolutionize brain surgery | Far less invasive than traditional tools

21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links | The "highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved," researchers created a flexible material that works like chainmail. The breakthrough has already demonstrated its ability to improve body armor.

Brain-Controlled Bionic Hand Offers Most Advanced Artificial Touch Yet | The new brain-computer interface device goes "beyond anything that has been done before," the researchers claim.

Device Uses Wind to Create Ammonia Out of Thin Air | The process requires no external power to produce the green energy fuel

Woven City is a real-world test bed for tomorrow's tech

MIT’s robot bees break pollination records with 1,000-second hover, flips and more | The robot reaches 35 cm/s, performs flips, and traces paths like “M-I-T,” highlighting control and endurance advances.

Brussels’ meddling with our phone chargers is a sign big tech has failed

World's first liquid hydrogen powered turbine engine

Dutch tech startup founder plans to build $250M ‘new world wonder’ to inspire climate action

We've never been closer to accurately assessing whether an individual is more susceptible to developing major depressive disorder due to their biology, with 293 newly identified gene variants found to play a role in ramping up the risk factor | That's 42% more than was previously known.

Robotic sea turtle could soon be swimming in an ocean near you

Under-skin implant dispenses naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths | The iSOS (Implantable System for Opioid Safety) implant is being developed to automatically dispenses naloxone from within the body.

AI unveils strange chip designs, while discovering new functionalities

New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste