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3 ‘radical’ premises to reshape pharma R&D with AI—starting with holding off on AI
This week in AI research: OpenAI launches full ‘reasoning’ model and $200-per-month plan
UC Irvine researchers uncover mechanisms enhancing superconductivity in iron-based material
AI agents: The next big thing in science — eventually?
Stretchable and self-healable lithium-ion battery
Alice & Bob outlines roadmap to 100 logical qubits by 2030
Researchers explore synthetic production of snail mucus protein for biomedical applications
Researchers explore sunlight-based recycling for black plastic waste
New data shows robotic and AR navigation systems achieve 98%+ accuracy in spine procedures
Researchers report enhanced seawater evaporation using modified clay-hydrogel system
Johns Hopkins APL demonstrates temperature-responsive antenna using 3D-printed shape memory alloys
Korean researchers report development of magnetic 3D printing process for motor manufacturing
The Technology Needed to Create Next-Gen Semiconductors
Argonne National Laboratory joins New Energy Frontier Research Center to advance next-generation electronics
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Argonne National Laboratory joins New Energy Frontier Research Center to advance next-generation electronics
Ten centers across nine states will receive a share of $118 million in funding to advance fundamental energy research. Argonne National Laboratory scientists will contribute to a new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), which will be funded by the DOE Office of Science’s Basic Energy Sciences. Ten new and some renewed centers will receive a…
How the Living Heart Project could transform FDA’s approach to cardiac device testing
2024’s R&D Sustainability Innovator of the Year is looking for global collaborators
Oak Ridge National Lab leads R&D 100 Awards with 218 wins since 1979
This week in AI research: OpenAI’s o1 shows STEM promise while Insilico achieves AI drug discovery milestone
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The Technology Needed to Create Next-Gen Semiconductors
The semiconductor industry is running towards a nano-scale wall. For decades electronics have become smaller, faster and smarter. Today, a chip’s transistors are so densely packed and tiny that manufacturers are forced to build and design complex 3D architectures, at the nanometer scale, just to keep up with Moore’s Law. Discover how Atom Probe Tomography…
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Why David Sacks’ appointment could grease the wheels of medical AI innovation
For Avandra CEO and founder Ryan Tarzy, the potential of AI in healthcare is personal. He lost his father to pancreatic cancer, a disease often caught too late in the United States. At the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, he encountered a telling example of what emerging medical tech can achieve. “At…
Researchers explore synthetic production of snail mucus protein for biomedical applications
100 of the largest tech, telecom and innovation sector layoffs of 2024
In 2024, the US and Europe led in pharma value creation while GLP-1s disrupted the landscape
4 DNA and genomics advances recognized in R&D 100 Awards in 2024
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24 R&D trends that redefined 2024
In many respects, 2024 was a year of building upon the foundations laid by previous technological and scientific advances. While AI continued to evolve at a rapid clip, progress was in many ways more incremental than last year when GPT-4 redefined expectations for genAI. But AI continues to make definable improvements across a range of…
2024’s R&D Sustainability Innovator of the Year is looking for global collaborators
Oak Ridge National Lab leads R&D 100 Awards with 218 wins since 1979
‘Slinky’ nanocrystals change color, potentially boosting microelectronics and cell research
Sandia Labs wants you to meet the “mother of all motion sensors”
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Argonne National Laboratory joins New Energy Frontier Research Center to advance next-generation electronics
Ten centers across nine states will receive a share of $118 million in funding to advance fundamental energy research. Argonne National Laboratory scientists will contribute to a new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), which will be funded by the DOE Office of Science’s Basic Energy Sciences. Ten new and some renewed centers will receive a…
24 R&D trends that redefined 2024
2024’s R&D Sustainability Innovator of the Year is looking for global collaborators
This week in R&D: AI tools continue to dominate with Google constructing nuclear reactors, NYT sending a “cease and desist” order, and Ericsson expanding its R&D base in India
Is your R&D in the ‘Valley of Death’?
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Stretchable and self-healable lithium-ion battery
Stretchable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are promising as power sources of stretchable and wearable electronic devices, such as electronic skin, soft robotics, and wearable mobile phones. Furthermore, giving stretchable LIBs self-healing properties can lengthen their lives and enhance their reliability. In a study published in the KeAi journal Supramolecular Materials, Chinese researchers presented a novel strategy for fabricating…
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Researchers explore synthetic production of snail mucus protein for biomedical applications
Two Johns Hopkins University researchers have initiated preliminary work on synthesizing epiphragmin, a key protein found in snail mucus, with potential biomedical applications. The project aims to develop laboratory-based protein synthesis protocols as an alternative to traditional snail mucus extraction methods, as a press release noted. Marie Wei, studying molecular and cellular biology and classics,…
Researchers explore sunlight-based recycling for black plastic waste
Researchers report enhanced seawater evaporation using modified clay-hydrogel system
Johns Hopkins APL demonstrates temperature-responsive antenna using 3D-printed shape memory alloys
Korean researchers report development of magnetic 3D printing process for motor manufacturing
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Who were 2024’s top patent and R&D leaders in computing, pharma, medtech and beyond?
Industrial and commercial sectors often measure innovation by market capitalization and R&D spending, but these metrics fail to capture the full picture. Tech companies dominate market headlines with AI product launches and chip releases — and our own ranking of most innovative firms of 2024. In addition, tech firms currently hold the top market cap…
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24 R&D trends that redefined 2024
In many respects, 2024 was a year of building upon the foundations laid by previous technological and scientific advances. While AI continued to evolve at a rapid clip, progress was in many ways more incremental than last year when GPT-4 redefined expectations for genAI. But AI continues to make definable improvements across a range of…