Breakthrough

Scientists studying the intricate mechanics behind the human aging process have made a discovery that could lead to improved health later in life. The breakthrough comes courtesy of a common model in anti-aging research in the form of C. elegans roundworms, with the scientists demonstrating that dialing up a form of fatty acid signaling can substantially improve their lifespan.The research was led by Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Meng Wang, who was inspired to study longevity and the aging process by her grandmothers,…

Casey Newton / The Verge: A week with Dall-E 2, OpenAI's text-to-image AI tool that is in private research beta and feels like a breakthrough in the history of consumer tech — This story is part of a group of stories called — I remember the first time I Shazam'd a song, summoned an Uber, and streamed myself live using Meerkat. Casey Newton / The Verge: A week with Dall-E 2, OpenAI's text-to-image AI tool that is in private research beta and feels like a breakthrough in the…

When a donor organ becomes available to someone in need of a transplant, medical personnel need to act quickly. It only takes a few hours for expanding ice crystals to damage delicate tissue, leaving a window of less than 12 hours to assess, transport, and implant the new organ.  This not only creates a tremendous time crunch to perform a delicate procedure, but leaves many organs unviable for transplantation.But a new breakthrough could vastly improve the landscape of liver transplantation: Scientists kept a liver…

Terahertz technology could enable advanced scanners for security, medicine, and materials science. It could also enable much faster wireless communications devices than are currently possible.Scientists have discovered a new effect in two-dimensional conductive systems that promises improved performance of terahertz detectors.A recent physics discovery in two-dimensional conductive systems enables a new type of terahertz detector. Terahertz frequencies, which lie between microwave and infrared on the spectrum of…

Artist’s concept of gravitational waves propagating through space.New laser breakthrough to help increase understanding of <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>gravitational waves</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Gravitational waves are distortions or ripples in the fabric of space and time. They were first detected in 2015 by the Advanced LIGO detectors and are produced by catastrophic events such as colliding black…

Bitcoin will rally from the latest crypto crash to hit a new record high of US$75,000 by this year-end! Bitcoin has been around since 2009, and it’s had a wild ride. Some think that its price will continue to rise, while others believe that its bubble is about to burst. In this article, we’ll go over Bitcoin price prediction as stated by experts and give you our thoughts on the matter. However, this is only an estimate, meaning things could change drastically over the next few years. That being said, let’s take a…

Delft University of Technology researchers have successfully teleported quantum information across a basic network. This is the first of its type, and a big step towards the quantum Internet. This accomplishment was made feasible by significantly increased quantum memory and improved quantum link quality between the network's three nodes. The ability to transport quantum information between network nodes is what gives a future quantum Internet its power. This will open the door to a wide range of applications, including…

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology is one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of recent decades, but there’s always room for improvement. Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have developed a system they call CRISPR-Combo, which can edit multiple genes at once while also changing the expression of others in plants.The CRISPR system is a powerful tool, allowing scientists to make cut-and-paste edits to specific genes in living organisms. That opened the possibility for new treatments for a range of…

Researchers at the University of Rochester and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have created the fastest logic gates ever. If the process is ever brought to market, the researchers say it would make computers millions of times faster. The fastest logic gates ever use lasers to guide electrons Researchers used lasers to create a logic gate that could one day be capable of a petahertz clock rate. Image source: turbomotion046 / Adobe Computers are steadily getting faster and faster. And,…

Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery, identifying the first biochemical marker that could help detect babies who are more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.Researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) have made a ground-breaking discovery, identifying the first biochemical marker that could help detect babies more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) while they are alive.In a study published on May 6, 2022, by <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…