For almost two decades, scientists have been experimenting with “Yamanaka factors,” special molecules that convert adult cells into stem cells—cells that can be nudged to become any of a range of different kinds of cells.
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BUILDINGS ARE BREAKING. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS THE CAUSE.
The ground underlying urban centers is shifting, causing buildings’ foundations and structures to crack, and the cause is the world’s rising temperature, according to a first-of-its-kind study just released by researchers at Northwestern University.
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PSEUDO-PSYCHEDELIC DRUG TREATS DEPRESSION WITHOUT THE “TRIP”
Psychedelic drugs are having a moment as the new breakthrough treatment for depression.
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TOYOTA RE-ENERGIZES EXPECTATIONS FOR SOLID-STATE EV BATTERIES
By 2027, Toyota will perfect a solid-state battery for all-electric vehicles, the company announced on 4 July.
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NSF GRANTS FUND SCIENCE AND TECH INNOVATION AS ECONOMIC ENGINES
The National Science Foundation has named 34 semifinalists in the first round of its Regional Innovation Engine program. Five winners will be named this fall to share $15 million over two years, then split another $145 million.
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QUANTUM COMPUTING TAKES TWO GIANT STEPS FORWARD
Two new breakthroughs have moved quantum computers closer to practical use.
Quantum computers can store vastly more data and process it far faster than conventional computers. The reason: current computers store data as a series of ones and zeros. Each digit is stored in a specific spot in a computer’s memory chips and the computer processes each digit one after the other.
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TWO SUBSTANCES THE HUMAN BODY MAKES MAY BE KEY TO DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S
An obscure enzyme named HDAC9 may be a key to understanding the origins and prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia in general.
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A WHOLE NEW WAY FOR COMPUTERS TO REMEMBER
Silicon-based computer chips remember things by storing each bit of data as a 1 or a 0 and putting the pieces in different places. Shuttling those data bits back and forth and collating them together takes time and energy.
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NEW PROCESS PULLS STRAY LITHIUM FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS
It’s ironic: in a world running short of the lithium needed to ease the world past the oil age, oil and gas wells can help make up that shortage.
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ROBOT LEARNS TO DO YOUR CHORES BY WATCHING HOW-TO VIDEOS
At Carnegie Mellon University, engineers are teaching robots to handle routine household chores by showing them how-to videos.