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Swarms of tiny 'nose robots' clear out sinuses

US surgeons complete first-ever heart transplant using robotics | The patient recovered quickly thanks to the reduced surgical trauma and lower risk of infection

Breakthrough brain sugar discovery turns the tables on Alzheimer's disease | Sugar stores in the brain were previously thought to be unimportant

“Printegrated Circuits” Bring the Smarts to 3D Printing

How fan-on-a-chip tech will cool ultra compact gadgets of the future

World's largest digital camera captures first astro imagery | At the heart of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile has snapped its first imagery – from test observations spanning a 10-hour window.

France's VORTEX spaceplane to land like a jet, operate like a shuttle

Facebook is starting to feed its Meta AI with private, unpublished photos

Breakthrough non-toxic method developed to extract gold from e-waste | The water-based extraction process could revolutionize mining and recycling industries

Lab-grown mini-brain given epilepsy drug learns in real time | For the first time, a lab-grown brain-computer system has demonstrated that human neurons living and evolving in an artificial system respond to medication by learning, in real time, in a game-like environment.

‘Single shot’ malaria vaccine delivery system could transform global immunization | Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules to deliver vaccines in stages, potentially eliminating the need for booster shots and increasing immunization coverage in hard-to-reach communities.

Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day workweek | TechCrunch

Embossed micro-patterns could keep bacteria from causing infections | Scientists have created maze-like surface patterns that keep bacteria from sticking around to establish problematic biofilm colonies.

HDMI 2.2 standard finalized: doubles bandwidth to 96 Gbps, 16K resolution support

Jetpack-strapping rescue robot achieves stable lift and hover

New eczema treatment provides relief in Phase 2 human trials | Rezpeg is designed to rebalance the immune system by boosting regulatory T cells (Tregs), special cells that help calm inflammation.

MIT's one-shot vaccine could deliver robust protection from HIV | Using a combination of two powerful adjuvants, researchers at MIT have come up with a strong vaccine that could prove effective against HIV and other diseases

Old Smartphones Get New Life as Tiny Data Centers

Another Plan to Test Satellite Deorbiting Takes Shape | SPARCS will deploy an electrodynamic tether to attempt a controlled reentry

Researchers get viable mice by editing DNA from two sperm | Altering chemical modifications of DNA lets the DNA from two sperm make a mouse.

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

'Beam-down' solar reactor produces green hydrogen without electricity | CSIRO's beam-down reactor produces green hydrogen using concentrated solar energy

Hurricane-killing particles could sabotage storms before they grow | Scientists hope to stop these destructive weather events before they make landfall

The largest map of the universe reveals over 800,000 galaxies | A new collaborative project dubbed the COSMOS-Web field has compiled the most comprehensive cosmic map ever, including images of the early universe as far back as 13.5 billion years.

MIT’s Optical AI Chip That Could Revolutionize 6G at the Speed of Light

Ingenious ice-bubble coding could put data in long-term cold storage

Single psilocybin dose can relieve cancer-related depression long-term | A single dose of psilocybin coupled with “talk therapy” can significantly reduce depression in people with cancer for up to two years,

Modified yeast "pee-cycles" urine into a valuable biomedical product

Latest Parkinson’s puzzle piece could mean earlier diagnosis | Researchers have found immune cells that are active long before Parkinson's symptoms appear

Is the Al the reason behind these layouts?

Doctors find Parkinson's markers by looking inside ears | Analysis of ear wax to detect Parkinson's Disease would be a cheap, non-invasive way to detect the condition in its early stages

Anti-aging drug as good for cell health as dieting or fasting | Rapamycin is just as effective in protecting cells and cognitive function as cutting calories or intermittent fasting (IF).

Scientists achieve 1,000-fold increase in solar electricity using ultra-thin layers | Breakthrough crystal tech could make solar panels more efficient and compact

Anti-aging "glue" naturally repairs damaged DNA to protect brain cells

Anti-aging "glue" naturally repairs damaged DNA to protect brain cells | A protein known as disulphide isomerase (PDI) assists against biological aging to ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor neuron, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

The World’s Largest Sand Battery Just Went Online in Finland. It could change renewable energy | This sand battery system can store 1,000 megawatt-hours of heat for weeks at a time.

Scientists genetically engineer a lethal mosquito STD to combat malaria | Researchers have bioengineered a deadly fungus that spreads sexually in Anopheles (malaria-spreading) mosquitoes.

Electronic armpit device uses plasma to make deodorant obsolete | A new device is claimed to prevent the stink without the use of deodorant, by killing those bacteria with plasma.

Do you trust Mark Zuck to solve your loneliness with an AI friend?

This paint ‘sweats’ to keep your house cool | Scientists have developed a paint that reflects sunlight and cools surfaces by slowly evaporating water.

This Plastic Dissolves in Seawater and Leaves Behind Zero Microplastics | Japanese scientists unveil a material that dissolves in hours in contact with salt, leaving no trace behind.

DARPA sets new records for sending power wirelessly | DARPA's POWER program seeks to build transmission lines of light where laser beams carry power to where it is required as easily as we now send data through the air.

Brain implant breakthrough helps ALS man talk – and sing – again

India reportedly suspending rare earth exports to Japan amid domestic needs

Topical CBD quickly and effectively kills off deadly fungal infections | The discovery comes as the World Health Organization urgently calls for new treatments for potentially deadly fungal infections.

Gum ultrasound device may give pokey probes the heave-ho

Rice University students design high-tech vest to help blind dogs navigate | The haptic wearable shows promise for broader medical applications

MIT's water harvester works in extreme climate without power or filters

World-first "undruggable" cancer treatment enters human trial | Novel cancer drug PMR-116 will be put to the test in a world first trial in 2025

Art Restoration Gets a High-Tech Makeover