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Oct 30, 2024

Organoids: the versatile platform for discovery and regeneration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Anirban Datta, Head of Discovery Biology at Verseon International Corporation, details how recent breakthroughs are bringing once-distant possibilities, such as testing drugs more efficiently and restoring lost organ function through implantation, closer to reality.

Imagine being able to create an in vitro replica of a diseased organ to study the molecular mechanism underlying the illness. Now take a step further: envision testing drugs in these organoids to identify the ones that can treat disease safely and effectively without needing to run expensive clinical trials first. Further still, think about implanting these mini organs into the patient to restore lost function. With multiple breakthroughs in recent decades, these goals are now much closer to reality.

Oct 30, 2024

How axolotls’ secret to pausing aging could change medicine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

The feathery gilled pink salamanders stop aging early and can regenerate their limbs. Studying them could be the next step in the journey to unlocking effective anti-aging treatments in humans.

Oct 30, 2024

Optical computing: Large-scale programmable logic array achieves complex computations

Posted by in category: computing

Researchers have long sought to harness the power of light for computing, aiming to achieve higher speeds and lower energy consumption compared to traditional electronic systems. Optical computing, which uses light instead of electricity to perform calculations, promises significant advantages, including high parallelism and efficiency. However, implementing complex logic operations optically has been a challenge, limiting the practical…

Oct 30, 2024

Reprogramming brain cells into neurons: New findings on astroglia has implications for regenerative medicine

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how astroglia—cells that support the functioning of the brain—can be reprogrammed into cells resembling interneurons.

Oct 30, 2024

Fighting antibiotic resistance at the source — using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

By analyzing the resistance genes and proteins of E. coli, researchers can optimize treatments to address both current and future antimicrobial resistance.

Oct 30, 2024

Enlisting Microbes to Break Down ‘Forever Chemicals’

Posted by in categories: biological, chemistry

Bacteria can degrade particularly tough PFAS varieties.

Oct 30, 2024

Humans and Carbs: A Complicated 800,000-Year Relationship

Posted by in category: futurism

New evidence shows how we evolved to crave and digest carbohydrates and how this helped spur today’s carbohydrate consumption beyond healthy amounts.

Oct 30, 2024

How Generative AI Is Transforming Medical Education

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, education, robotics/AI

Generative AI is changing medicine, and it’s happening fast. HMS is getting a jump on this shift by training future doctors with skills in data and machine learning.


Harvard Medical School is building artificial intelligence into the curriculum to train the next generation of doctors.

Autumn 2024

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Oct 30, 2024

Transparent Camera Built With See-Through Photoarray

Posted by in categories: computing, innovation

👁️🔍 Scientists have developed a transparent camera using see-through technology, paving the way for hidden eye tracking devices in everyday objects. #InvisibleInnovation


The problem is that placing a camera in front of the eyes tends to block the view. And mounting them further away makes them less accurate, more bulky and often more power hungry because of the extra data processing they require. This has limited their utility in many situations.

What eye trackers need is a way of hiding light sensitive pixels in plain sight.

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Oct 30, 2024

Lockheed Martin completes acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital

Posted by in categories: military, satellites

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp announced Oct. 30 it has completed the acquisition of small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital. The approximately $450 million acquisition deal deepens Lockheed Martin’s foothold in the commercial satellite sector and culminates a partnership that began in 2017.

The acquisition positions Lockheed to leverage Terran’s expertise in low-cost satellite production for both military and commercial ventures. Lockheed Martin stressed that Terran Orbital, now rebranded as “Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company,” will continue to operate as a merchant supplier for the broader space industry.

The completed acquisition caps Lockheed Martin’s years-long relationship with Terran Orbital, formerly Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems. The smallsat specialist, founded in 2011, initially focused on nanosatellites and cubesats, but transitioned to building larger satellite platforms after it rebranded in 2022. That shift in focus followed Terran Orbital’s public listing through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, which aimed to accelerate its commercial growth.

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