The optical sieve nanoplastic particles fall into holes of the appropriate size in the test strip. The color of the holes changes. The new color provides information about the size…
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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia, on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File With the explosive growth of Big…
OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity…
Apple deepens its ties to a Kentucky plant that produces cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Corning CEO Wendell Weeks walk during a tour of Corning’s iPhone glass manufacturing facility Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Harrodsburg, Ky. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Cherry…
AI algorithm turns mammograms into a ‘two-for-one’ test for women’s heart health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An AI algorithm based only on routine mammogram images plus age can predict a woman’s risk of major cardiovascular disease as well as standard risk assessment…
PET Tracer Maps Synapse Loss After Spinal Cord Injury
Summary: Researchers developed a new PET tracer capable of measuring synapse loss after spinal cord injury, offering insights into both spinal and brain changes. In rat models, the tracer revealed…
Engineered antibodies can direct T-cells to kill cytomegalovirus-infected cells
Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAID A UCLA research team has found a…
Seeing a trio of entangled photons in one go
Achieving the entanglement measurement of the W state. Credit: KyotoU / Takeuchi lab The concept of quantum entanglement is emblematic of the gap between classical and quantum physics. Referring to…
New quantum sensors can withstand extreme pressure
A schematic image shows a 2D sensor squeezed between two diamond anvils. Credit: Chong Zu The world of quantum physics is already mysterious, but what happens when that strange realm…
Study identifies a surprising new treatment target for chronic limb-threatening ischemia
Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI188559 What causes poor outcomes in patients with advanced peripheral artery disease who develop a complication called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), which has…
